Leighton Beach surf break

Leighton Beach surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
706
669
970
956
956
956
834
746
506
491
917
1047
1240
1240
1223
1247
1814
829
711
700
1030
862
722
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
E
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:55AM0.74m
11:25AM0.66m
11:28AM0.58m
Low Tide
9:22PM-0.01m
10:41PM0.02m
11:38PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:23
Temp °C
22
22
20
19
18
17
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
19
19
16
14
13
13
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
13
15
16
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
604
706
669
970
956
956
956
834
746
506
491
917
1047
1240
1240
1223
1247
829
711
700
1030
862
722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
Energy kJ
247
173
218
2
1
201
333
202
147
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
SSW
3
2.2
SW
14
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
8
6
4
3
1814
71
49
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
21
143
1
1
21
21
1
21
21
26
1
1
1
1
2
2
430
603
143
143
143
1
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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