Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 701 | 1511 | 1454 | 1878 | 1856 | 2146 | 1406 | 2383 | 2330 | 2225 | 1972 | 1872 | 1697 | 1474 | 1028 | 1073 | 1885 | 1694 | 1540 | 1447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM0.55m | 11:00PM0.42m | 10:16AM0.48m | 11:09PM0.48m | 10:39AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.18m | 4:18AM0.26m | 4:44PM0.21m | 5:16AM0.25m | 4:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 197 | 701 | 1511 | 1454 | 1878 | 1856 | 2146 | 811 | 2383 | 2330 | 2225 | 1972 | 1872 | 1697 | 1474 | 834 | 1073 | 1885 | 1694 | 1540 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | S 4 | WSW 22 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 428 | 163 | 143 | — | 5 | 154 | — | 1406 | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 502 | 1028 | 545 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 94 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 182 | 2 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 304 | 397 | 603 | 397 | 143 | 143 |
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