
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4267 | 4320 | 3993 | 3685 | 3298 | 3213 | 2977 | 3544 | 2008 | 2325 | 3103 | 2982 | 3114 | 3333 | 4295 | 4140 | 4736 | 6571 | 7156 | 6912 | 8375 | 10064 | 10468 | 11909 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.57m | 4:03AM0.62m | 5:14AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.14m | 3:04PM0.06m | 3:34PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | WSW 17 |
4267 | 4320 | 3993 | 3685 | 3298 | 3213 | 2977 | — | 2008 | 2325 | 3103 | 2982 | 3114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 11909 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3544 | 453 | 232 | — | — | — | 3333 | 4295 | 4140 | 4736 | 6571 | 7156 | 6912 | 8375 | 10064 | 10468 | 10578 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 354 | 395 | 366 | 217 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 352 | 397 | 917 | 397 | 603 | 1992 | 2367 | 1623 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1982 | 2021 |
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