Leighton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Leighton Beach Surf Guide

Leighton Beach in the Perth Area is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include and rips.

Leighton Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	fairly consistent	20.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Leighton Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Leighton Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Leighton Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Leighton Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in March while 45% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 1% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

45%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Leighton Beach Location Map

Interactive Leighton Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Leighton Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Leighton Beach is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 23 km (14 miles) away.

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Leighton Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

What does Leighton Beach look like?

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Credit: Cody Maverick Credit: Nugget Credit: Ollie Whitham Credit: Hugo Clegg

Tides at Leighton Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Mosman Park, 2 km from Leighton Beach.

Next High Water: 10:58am | 0.63m

Next Low Water: 11:34pm | 0.14m

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Leighton Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.2 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Leighton Beach

Surf stats for Leighton Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Leighton Beach

Wind stats for Leighton Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Leighton Beach Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 13 votes.

Overall:1.0
Quality on a good day:3.2
Consistency of Surf:2.9
Difficulty Level:2.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:4.2
Crowds:3.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Liam Gillan from United Kingdom

“Leighton Beach used to pump in the late 90's.”

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