Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
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Leggy Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leggy Point sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Leggy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
817
961
494
440
653
552
697
1053
942
1186
494
494
494
832
1118
650
650
676
663
526
526
536
566
596
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SE
5
NE
0
NW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
9:12AM1.30m
9:22PM1.74m
9:53AM1.25m
9:59PM1.72m
10:38AM1.20m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.38m
2:49PM0.48m
4:03AM0.40m
3:24PM0.54m
4:46AM0.43m
4:01PM0.61m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:12
5:10
5:09
1
3
Temp °C
20
19
18
21
23
23
20
20
19
17
16
20
23
23
23
19
18
17
18
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
18
16
17
17
16
14
18
21
21
23
19
18
16
14
15
18
16
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
12
Energy kJ
563
563
494
440
434
3
3
627
640
563
494
494
494
569
580
650
650
676
663
526
526
536
566
596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
7
8
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
0.4
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
817
961
653
552
697
1053
942
1186
832
1118
2
3
5
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
39
7
39
39
303
303
303
220
71
3
3
3
3
62
3
0
3
9
11
0
0
10
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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