Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

17.4°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (13 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).
	Sunday 13							Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	4	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	642	849	1605	1192	2080	2088	2169	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1894	1922	1723	1657	1556	1578	1578	1578	1355	1223	1099
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSE	ESE	ENE	E	SW	S	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			10:44AM0.37m				10:37PM0.55m				10:46AM0.30m				10:49PM0.59m				9:05AM0.26m
Low Tide	4:47AM0.23m				3:35PM0.26m					5:37AM0.23m			3:24PM0.24m					6:30AM0.24m			3:05PM0.21m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	19	19	21	18	15	14	14	14	19	21	24	23	20
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	14	15	16	15	14	13	16	15	18	13	10	9	9	9	15	16	21	19	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	555	849	1605	1192	2080	2088	2169	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1894	1922	1723	1657	1556	1578	1578	1578	1355	1223	1099
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 10	W 17	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4
kJ	642	370	569	480	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	W 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	162	238	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 3	—	S 3	SSE 3	E 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	12	14	12	10	6	—	5	7	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Denison WA - North West	Port Denison WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Swanbourne Beach WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	304	304	377	397	397	366	1	1	1	1	1	56	62	2	216	1	17	1	1	15	1	1	144
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast							Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	The Spot	Melros	Melros	The Spot	Cozies and Geeries	The Spot		Grabbers	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros
Rating (10 max)							4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	5	5	5	6	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Greenmeadows New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Sea Vista South Africa	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Saint Leu Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5

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