Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.9
NNE
4
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
219
175
170
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
42
81
69
69
68
66
30
47
71
120
165
163
195
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
0
W
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM0.60m
11:59AM0.55m
12:27PM0.50m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.15m
11:58PM0.16m
11:58PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:32
5:31
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
15
15
19
22
23
20
19
17
16
15
19
22
23
22
20
18
17
16
20
23
23
22
21
19
9
9
13
16
18
14
12
10
9
8
12
17
18
16
14
13
11
11
15
20
21
18
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
219
219
175
170
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
10
81
69
69
68
66
30
29
16
120
165
163
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
6
1
6
6
10
26
17
37
9
9
4
4
2
24
47
71
12
13
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
6
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
6
1
42
1
1
6
26
13
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
21
22
17
5
3
3
10
23
29
35
22
3
1
4
6
14
21
15
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
16
144
259
24
1
1
24
265
231
259
259
1
11
1
1
24
24
24
127
21
1
1
24
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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