Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 514 | 434 | 427 | 331 | 498 | 485 | 465 | 352 | 415 | 336 | 326 | 303 | 298 | 350 | 313 | 308 | 418 | 547 | 2864 | 997 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.60m | 11:48PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.18m | 1:59PM0.15m | 2:16PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 653 | 514 | 434 | 427 | 331 | 498 | 485 | 465 | 352 | 415 | 336 | 326 | 303 | 298 | 350 | 313 | 308 | 298 | 284 | 859 | 976 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 102 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 65 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 128 | 274 | 418 | 547 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 4 | SW 16 | W 4 | — | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 134 | 9 | 67 | 3 | — | 38 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 17 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 2864 | 997 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 263 | 354 | 263 | 263 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 259 | 263 | 315 | 315 | 320 |
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