Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

19.4°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2356	1809	1671	1409	1321	1175	1028	850	947	765	626	626	486	472	465	394	351	286	277	193	149	144	123	136
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	SSE	S	SSE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	WSW	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	off	on
High Tide					11:29AM0.27m			9:39PM0.65m								9:55PM0.66m								10:13PM0.66m
Low Tide			5:18AM0.16m		1:41PM0.26m						5:57AM0.16m								6:43AM0.17m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	12	17	20	17	19	17	13	12	13	20	25	23	21	21	19	18	19	25	29	22	20	20
Feels °C	5	4	6	12	16	10	14	10	6	5	5	14	23	18	16	14	11	10	11	19	25	19	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14
kJ	2356	1809	1671	1409	1321	1175	1028	850	947	765	626	626	486	472	465	394	351	286	277	193	149	144	123	136
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	SE 4	ENE 4	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	ESE 4	NNW 5	N 4	NNW 5	W 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	4	1	—	—	2	2	3	3	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	N 4	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 3	—	SSW 4	S 5	SE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	S 3	S 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	W 2	—
kJ	18	12	11	4	—	49	67	10	21	23	32	11	—	7	13	2	10	12	25	15	5	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cottesloe Beach WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	North Beach Tom's WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Conspicuous Beach WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Mouth WA - Margaret River	Watermans WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cozies and Geeries WA - Perth City	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Blue Holes WA - North West	Hush Hush Beach WA - Far South	Lights Beach WA - Far South	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Chicken Reef WA - Rottnest Island	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	2	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	2	1	1	1	17	143	62	353	230	235	229	20	1	143	62	222	502	324	364	21	21	143	1	263
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Melros	Melros	North Beach Tom's		Cozies and Geeries					The Spot	The Spot		Cozies and Geeries						Alkimos		Melros
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4		4					4	3		2						2		1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4

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