Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
1
S
1
SSE
0.1
E
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1111101010106616666898666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56352931301776805664833195530242324232323272121
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.42
8:31AM
1.68
9:03PM
1.52
9:12AM
1.68
9:39PM
1.60
9:54AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.40
2:55PM
0.22
2:59AM
0.31
3:29PM
0.20
3:44AM
0.25
4:05PM
0.22
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------147768323211
Temp. °C242424242323232322232322222120202020202021212222
Feels °C (?)232526262423232322242523232322222121212122212222
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