Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leighton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1023 | 919 | 793 | 793 | 892 | 813 | 1531 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1644 | 1857 | 2032 | 1826 | 1785 | 3468 | 5385 | 3931 | 3867 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM0.42m | 10:39AM0.40m | 00:19AM0.48m | 9:25AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.23m | 5:05AM0.30m | 4:57PM0.23m | 6:11AM0.31m | 4:45PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 1023 | 919 | 793 | 793 | 892 | 813 | 1531 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1644 | 1857 | 2032 | 1826 | 1785 | 23 | — | — | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 457 | 343 | — | 131 | 202 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 54 | 78 | 73 | 3468 | 5385 | 3931 | 3867 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 144 | 263 | 21 | 124 | 24 | 24 | 127 | 1623 | 1623 | 1142 | 633 | 605 | 605 | 917 |
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