Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5641 | 4944 | 4466 | 3863 | 3311 | 2700 | 2460 | 2786 | 3424 | 4004 | 4318 | 4161 | 4320 | 3944 | 3594 | 2986 | 2696 | 2696 | 2491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.55m | 1:50AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.19m | 3:33PM0.16m | 3:15PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
5641 | 4944 | 4466 | 3863 | 3311 | 2700 | 2460 | 2786 | 3424 | 4004 | 4318 | 4161 | 4320 | 3944 | 3594 | 2986 | 2696 | 2696 | 2491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 348 | 348 | 354 | 315 | 315 | 304 | 38 | 182 | 62 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 62 | 4 |
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