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Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 AWST
Forecast 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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (09 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.8
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111313131313131313131314131313131313131212899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1834658419611374164550450489076070074310996245364914918168518461220886790326
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SE
5
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.60
10:32PM
0.52
10:05PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.09
11:05AM
0.16
10:55AM
0.23
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise-5:03-------5:03-------5:03------
Sunset----7:14-------7:15-------7:15---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181921202021201918212421222021202121212121222219
Feels °C (?)161717151516171616192217181720192121181819181915
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