Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

18.9°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 (01 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 11PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 1			Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2381	2305	2274	1900	1748	1647	1504	1283	1143	942	814	700	710	934	1042	1350	1629	1743	1983
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	SW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	E	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:30PM0.67m								00:13AM0.65m
Low Tide								12:43PM0.07m								1:26PM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	13	12	13	19	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	18	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	9	9	9	17	11	12	10	10	12	11	11	14	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 15
kJ	2381	2305	2274	1900	1748	1647	1504	1283	1143	942	814	700	710	934	1042	1350	1629	1743	1983
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	14	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 5
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	6	20	41	44	—	—	—	—	11	29	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Boneyards WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The groyne WA - Perth South	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cable Station Reef WA - Perth City	Cathedral Rock WA - Rottnest Island	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South	Bunbury The Wall WA - Perth South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	3
Distance (km)	143	143	28	1	1	1	1	182	182	143	144	1	1	1	28	182	217	143	143
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast			Melros	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros					Alkimos	Melros	Melros
Rating (10 max)			4	5	4	4	4					3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Mount Cameron TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Hussas WA - Margaret River	Sand Patch Beach WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	5	5	6	3	5	5	5
Header Global	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5

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