Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 7PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (28 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.2
NW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2560
2364
2187
1808
1356
1090
953
805
634
396
326
234
239
200
196
157
172
133
318
309
249
427
1665
3691
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NNW
40
NW
55
NW
60
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:49AM0.66m
8:13AM0.68m
Low Tide
4:43PM0.13m
5:09PM0.10m
5:37PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:21
5:20
1
2
2
2
4
3
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
16
16
19
20
20
19
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
12
12
13
14
12
10
14
14
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
W
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2364
2187
1808
1356
1090
953
805
634
396
326
234
239
200
196
157
172
110
318
309
249
253
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
87
72
202
224
185
144
141
106
81
49
133
33
19
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
12
11
25
64
92
85
102
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.6
NNW
5
2.2
NW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2560
1
2
5
14
38
143
427
1665
3691
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1147
501
217
182
143
304
143
143
143
143
143
62
1
1
1
8
21
127
38
231
2489
2489
1623
1623
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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