Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
23.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2
SW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38436233627327333633626926544045348749450159449456971266263462471113871216
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
30
SW
35
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
15
N
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.67
8:03PM
0.69
8:38PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.05
5:26AM
0.04
5:44AM
0.04
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:26-------5:26-------5:28
Sunset--7:25-------7:25-------7:25-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292725242423242523222120201918192020201919161416
Feels °C (?)282220212321232321191717171716161816161414121013
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