
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
965 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 722 | 659 | 551 | 525 | 517 | 525 | 587 | 624 | 561 | 603 | 692 | 682 | 779 | 876 | 1064 | 4105 | 5043 | 4176 | 4088 | 3643 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:11AM0.56m | 9:46PM0.36m | 7:54AM0.55m | 9:32PM0.40m | 8:35AM0.52m | 9:32PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM0.14m | 1:00AM0.34m | 3:16PM0.16m | 2:13AM0.29m | 3:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
965 | 837 | 824 | 812 | 722 | 659 | 551 | 525 | 517 | 525 | 587 | 624 | 561 | 603 | 692 | 682 | 779 | 876 | 1064 | 4105 | 5043 | 4176 | 4088 | 3643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 3 | WSW 15 | — | W 25 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 1 | 176 | — | 12 | 23 | 55 | 179 | 275 | 521 | 815 | — | — | 130 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 62 | 61 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 62 | 2 | 38 | 43 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 143 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 182 | 143 | 143 | 144 | 62 | 144 | 1623 | 1142 | 1973 | 1989 |
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