Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (24 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
190
186
140
242
394
522
499
484
312
307
307
457
405
394
459
261
210
158
151
151
267
442
528
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
10
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18AM0.45m
7:09AM0.45m
5:36PM0.31m
6:56AM0.52m
7:31PM0.26m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.21m
00:04AM0.27m
3:32PM0.30m
9:24PM0.27m
3:53PM0.23m
9:02PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
18
19
18
16
15
14
13
16
21
22
21
19
17
16
15
19
22
22
21
19
10
8
7
9
15
16
14
12
10
9
7
11
17
19
17
14
12
10
9
13
17
19
18
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
NW
6
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
261
190
186
133
242
394
522
499
484
312
307
307
457
405
394
459
261
210
158
151
151
40
442
528
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
19
0.7
NW
6
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
26
51
66
140
103
88
107
120
149
147
149
149
8
9
106
101
97
89
84
267
35
176
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
15
38
1
31
3
9
36
84
128
82
82
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
6
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
4
7
10
6
15
10
19
27
40
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
24
24
24
127
13
1
1
21
43
24
259
315
315
21
1
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
9
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