Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

18.7°C

Leighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 11AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 1							Friday 2								Saturday 3
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	892	2007	2238	2238	2207	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	814	791	920	947	1028	1386	1629	1743	1885
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	S	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	SW	S	S	SSE	ESE	SSE	ESE	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								11:30PM0.67m								00:13AM0.65m
Low Tide				11:45AM0.12m								12:43PM0.07m								1:26PM0.04m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	15	16	15	14	13	12	13	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	18	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	10	11	13	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	16	12	11	10	10	12	11	10	15	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	338	2007	2238	2238	2207	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	814	791	920	947	1028	1386	1629	1743	1885
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	892	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	13	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	38	52	38	—	—	—	—	16	29	39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Boneyards WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	1	1	2	143	143	143	43	1	1	1	1	182	182	143	143	1	1	1	28	182	1989	143	143
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Avalon Point	Melros	Melros				Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros					The Spot	The Spot	Melros
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4					4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mousetraps WA - Margaret River	Mount Cameron TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	The Farm WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	5	6	4	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	3	5	5
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4	5

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