Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313141414141415141414121211111111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)342420430518663813918104211381092951822800773621546708736669563480341276225
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
0
SE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
1.21
4:35AM
1.49
5:35PM
1.32
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.50
10:20PM
0.72
11:19AM
0.44
11:17PM
0.61
11:57AM
0.37
12:07AM
0.49
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:35-------5:34-------5:32----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131720222017151312151718191715151417181919181713
Feels °C (?)810131714111098111315181613121216151616161611
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