- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Leighton Beach Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 AWSTForecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
261 | 213 | 204 | 151 | 128 | 267 | 442 | 528 | 625 | 827 | 927 | 1055 | 1160 | 1131 | 1169 | 4698 | 2932 | 2371 | 2053 | 3287 | 3237 | 3018 | 2393 | 1805 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:56AM0.52m | 7:31PM0.26m | 7:08AM0.58m | 7:27AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.23m | 9:02PM0.26m | 4:18PM0.18m | 4:43PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 261 | 213 | 204 | 151 | 84 | 267 | 442 | 528 | 625 | 827 | 927 | 1055 | 1160 | 1131 | 1169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 108 | 103 | 97 | 89 | 114 | 84 | 82 | 176 | 171 | 112 | 110 | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 36 | 84 | 128 | 113 | 93 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 48 | 69 | 75 | 67 | 49 | — | 32 | 39 | 47 | 570 | 312 | 798 | 866 | 4698 | 2932 | 2371 | 2053 | 3287 | 3237 | 3018 | 2393 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 127 | 315 | 348 | 320 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 304 | 304 | 315 | 354 | 315 | 354 | 379 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 1142 | 1725 | 1790 | 377 | 377 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Leighton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest