Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 May 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 10AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2181
2008
2008
2008
1974
2118
1874
1700
1463
1295
1018
888
734
711
591
451
443
436
421
407
400
400
393
386
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
0
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
8:07AM0.67m
8:33AM0.73m
9:04AM0.78m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.06m
5:30PM0.00m
6:34PM-0.03m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
16
17
18
18
16
16
12
13
14
12
12
13
13
14
11
12
15
13
15
15
13
14
14
12
16
15
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2181
2008
2008
2008
1974
2118
1874
1700
1463
1295
1018
888
734
711
591
451
443
436
421
407
400
400
393
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
20
Energy kJ
11
11
11
9
45
45
44
127
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
397
397
143
143
2
143
143
1
2
1
1
1
1
65
28
2
1
1
1
1
1
28
182
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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