
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 |
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298 | 350 | 263 | 258 | 418 | 3037 | 4278 | 1111 | 4904 | 6662 | 7901 | 7485 | 6998 | 5482 | 3811 | 2960 | 2323 | 1997 | 1593 | 754 | 760 | 689 | 711 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM0.59m | 00:24AM0.56m | 1:40AM0.53m | 3:27AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:35PM0.11m | 2:43AM0.53m | 2:52PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
298 | 350 | 263 | 258 | 298 | — | 115 | 844 | 1149 | — | — | — | — | — | 3811 | 2960 | 2323 | 1997 | 1593 | 754 | 760 | 689 | 711 | 546 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 |
87 | 193 | 128 | 216 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | 257 | 230 | 188 | 155 | 573 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | W 9 |
— | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 126 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 3037 | 4278 | 1111 | 4904 | 6662 | 7901 | 7485 | 6998 | 5482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 24 | 21 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 348 | 348 | 430 | 460 | 603 | 1142 | 1874 | 1748 | 1748 | 367 | 217 | 131 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 28 | 17 | 1 |
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