Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is 16.4 °C
(2.6° colder than average for this time of year)
| Mean: | 19.0 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 17.5 °C to 20.6 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.
The water temperature at Leighton Beach is rather cool (16 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.
 Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Australia Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Leighton Beach. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
Leighton Beach sea temperatures peak in the range 22 to 23°C (72 to 73°F) on around the 1st of March and are at their lowest on about the 9th of September, in the range 17 to 20°C (63 to 68°F). Leighton Beach sea temperatures are always warm reach their warmest at the beginning of March. You'll need a 2mm neoprene top or a shorty at dawn/dusk or if it's windy. The lowest Leighton Beach sea temperatures in early to mid September require something like a 3/2mm fully sealed wetsuit.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Leighton Beach can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Leighton Beach. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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