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Leighton Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.9°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 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
735 | 506 | 491 | 917 | 1047 | 1240 | 1240 | 1415 | 1017 | 961 | 829 | 805 | 700 | 653 | 560 | 560 | 551 | 890 | 730 | 647 | 595 | 527 | 491 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:25AM0.66m | 11:28AM0.58m | 10:57AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.02m | 11:38PM0.07m | 00:16AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 735 | 506 | 491 | 917 | 1047 | 1240 | 1240 | 1415 | 1017 | 961 | 829 | 805 | 700 | 653 | 560 | 560 | 551 | 890 | 730 | 647 | 595 | 527 | 491 | 491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | 201 | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 111 | 246 | 263 | 198 | — | — | 132 | 132 | 120 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 397 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 11 | 62 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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