Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 AWST
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Leighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.9
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)126111111111111101010101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28629219058261767191326873450836929017514226196781881014243434232
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
25
SW
35
SSW
20
S
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
10
S
25
SSW
15
SE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.47
3:44PM
0.42
9:34PM
0.43
4:10PM
0.48
4:46PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.21
6:36PM
0.40
6:32AM
0.20
6:18AM
0.19
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:20-------5:20-------5:20----
Sunset------7:27-------7:27-------7:27-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191615162223202322171517242827302519182128292927
Feels °C (?)1311910181714201410911192622251712111524262623
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