Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2010 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1600 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1527 | 1307 | 1027 | 794 | 621 | 603 | 569 | 692 | 820 | 784 | 781 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM0.57m | 6:03AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.10m | 3:43PM0.09m | 4:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2010 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1600 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1527 | 1307 | 1027 | 794 | 621 | 603 | 569 | 692 | 820 | 784 | 781 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 54 | 95 | 118 | 584 | 441 | 759 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 94 | 75 | 182 | 249 | 404 | 575 | 705 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 216 | 352 | 261 | 59 | 107 | 47 | — | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 397 | 397 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 62 | 28 | 182 | 56 | 56 |
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