Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3664 | 1983 | 3850 | 4961 | 5038 | 6461 | 6322 | 6161 | 6151 | 6236 | 5641 | 4944 | 4247 | 3665 | 3074 | 2493 | 2320 | 2616 | 3198 | 3750 | 4108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.34m | 00:36AM0.52m | 8:20AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.21m | 7:48AM0.33m | 4:28PM0.19m | 3:33PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 336 | 6461 | 6322 | 6161 | 6151 | 6236 | 5641 | 4944 | 4247 | 3665 | 3074 | 2493 | 2320 | 2616 | 3198 | 3750 | 4108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3664 | 1983 | 3850 | 4961 | 5038 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1147 | 633 | 725 | 943 | 917 | 387 | 182 | 2 | 315 | 397 | 348 | 346 | 348 | 315 | 315 | 1 | 21 | 124 | 182 | 143 | 43 |
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