Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	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
Wave Graph
kJ	1057	1057	1172	1579	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1450	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	714
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ESE	SSW	SSW	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	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
High Tide							8:11AM0.80m								9:00AM0.80m								9:46AM0.77m
Low Tide	5:00PM-0.07m									5:44PM-0.08m								6:27PM-0.05m


	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	13	12	12	14	16	15	14	14	13	11	10	14	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	19	22
Feels °C	12	12	11	11	9	9	12	14	12	11	12	10	8	6	10	15	15	13	12	11	9	9	13	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	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
kJ	1057	1057	1172	1579	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1450	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	714
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 13	WSW 12	—	—	W 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SW 21	SW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18
kJ	389	651	659	417	—	—	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	18	98	360	486
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	9	17	36	48	69	68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cozies and Geeries 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	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	City Beach groyne WA - Perth City	The Spot WA - Perth City	City Beach groyne 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	Mullaloo WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Mullaloo WA - Perth City	Secret Harbour WA - Perth City	Bay Left Wall WA - Perth South	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Red Bluff WA - North West	Bowes Rivermouth WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	4	4
Distance (km)	62	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	56	8	1	1	1	1	24	1	1	1	24	43	144	315	917	420
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cozies and Geeries	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros	Avalon Point	Melros	Melros	Melros	The Spot	Alkimos	Singleton
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Injidup Point WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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