Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (14 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	935	838	1136	1107	904	1079	1453	1432	2070	1154	920
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:00AM0.80m								9:46AM0.77m								10:26AM0.70m
Low Tide							6:27PM-0.05m								7:05PM0.01m								7:30PM0.09m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	9	12	11
Temp °C	12	11	10	14	18	19	18	17	16	16	15	19	22	23	20	19	18	17	16	18	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	9	7	6	9	13	15	13	11	9	9	8	12	17	19	17	15	14	13	12	15	14	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	935	838	1136	1107	904	1079	1453	1432	2070	1154	920
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	—	WNW 13	WNW 12	—
kJ	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	98	448	356	283	274	7	17	7	17	16	—	16	15	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	WNW 13	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 6	WNW 6	NW 5	WNW 9	WNW 7
kJ	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	6	12	23	36	55	72	88	91	85	68	53	53	53	181	64	493	367
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	1	1	1	24	24	1	24	24	24	43	382	696	478	38	38	304	304	304	304	348	43	203	182	143
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Melros	The Spot	The Spot	Alkimos	Alkimos	Melros	Alkimos	Alkimos	Alkimos	Singleton				Alkimos	Alkimos						Melros
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4						4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	8	4	4	4	5	4	4	9	4	4	9	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5	9

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