
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 7PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 4.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8453 | 8677 | 9989 | 12021 | 9730 | 8753 | 7355 | 6176 | 4965 | 4116 | 3412 | 3102 | 1286 | 2334 | 2259 | 2590 | 930 | 1677 | 2591 | 2132 | 3385 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.71m | 7:19AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM-0.01m | 4:08PM-0.04m | 4:43PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
— | — | — | 12021 | 9730 | 8753 | 7355 | 6176 | 4965 | 4116 | 3412 | 3102 | 1286 | 2334 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 673 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 258 | 5 | 892 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 |
8453 | 8677 | 9989 | 10446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2259 | 2590 | 930 | 1677 | 2591 | 2132 | 3385 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1748 | 1874 | 1881 | 1992 | 1881 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 131 | 1142 | 315 | 346 | 352 | 366 | 352 | 696 | 1147 | 2464 | 1992 | 143 |
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