Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
3
2
3
2
4
4
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1930
1783
1561
1430
1286
1760
2008
2008
2038
2099
2285
1900
1724
1700
1442
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:04PM0.35m
7:48AM0.59m
9:56PM0.31m
8:07AM0.67m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.24m
00:25AM0.28m
3:43PM0.14m
00:03AM0.30m
4:33PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
15
19
19
19
20
18
17
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
12
13
12
13
14
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1561
1430
1286
1760
2008
2008
2038
2099
2285
1900
1724
1700
1442
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1930
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
348
366
382
143
143
124
2
2
367
1142
366
366
397
397
397
143
143
182
182
143
143
143
143
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
5
7
7
4
4
4
5
4
7
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
6
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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