Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

17.2° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	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 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	924	724	1136	1107
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			8:11AM0.80m								9:00AM0.80m								9:46AM0.77m
Low Tide						5:44PM-0.08m								6:27PM-0.05m								7:05PM0.01m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15
	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	13	11	11	14	19	20	18	17	17	16	16	19	22	22	20	19	18
Feels °C	10	10	11	14	12	11	12	10	7	7	10	15	16	13	11	10	9	8	13	17	19	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	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 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	924	724	1136	1107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	SW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 12	WSW 12	NW 13	WNW 13
kJ	—	—	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	98	448	356	283	283	7	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14	NW 13	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	9	17	38	46	72	75	64	82	75	67
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	26	11	1	1	1	1	24	8	1	1	24	144	259	448	917	320	354	320	304	304
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Melros	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	Melros	Melros	The Spot	Avalon Point	Avalon Point	Melros	Melros	Alkimos	Alkimos
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Steep Point WA - North West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	8	4	4	5	6	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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