Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 09 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
602
505
413
356
304
263
304
284
277
188
452
394
314
222
337
805
799
635
592
543
533
561
477
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:50AM1.47m
3:14PM1.22m
2:49AM1.45m
4:03PM1.31m
3:49AM1.44m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.82m
8:51AM0.51m
8:41PM0.79m
9:38AM0.48m
9:47PM0.71m
10:23AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
14
16
18
19
20
19
19
17
19
19
20
18
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
17
17
16
14
13
15
16
17
18
17
17
14
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.8
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
0.8
E
13
1.2
SSE
11
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
711
602
505
413
356
304
263
304
284
277
146
452
394
314
222
337
222
219
635
592
206
146
144
141
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
38
38
38
39
61
63
67
69
100
69
188
191
173
170
218
225
273
215
212
2
2
35
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
25
25
6
23
6
12
30
59
118
98
58
243
225
89
207
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
187
208
805
799
543
533
561
477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
35
10
1
0
0
1
1
0
71
71
71
1
71
261
426
212
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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