Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 29 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
58
82
80
76
74
121
76
78
131
100
124
100
100
76
74
72
90
88
111
142
201
212
95
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
W
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:34AM1.47m
7:01PM1.62m
7:15AM1.43m
7:36PM1.68m
7:54AM1.39m
8:11PM1.72m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.38m
1:17AM0.41m
1:12PM0.39m
1:59AM0.38m
1:44PM0.40m
2:40AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
52
58
82
80
76
74
72
76
78
80
39
31
10
100
76
74
72
90
12
11
11
124
120
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
28
47
1
1
14
8
17
16
14
12
12
5
6
10
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
5
5
1
1
1
4
4
5
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
121
131
100
124
100
88
111
142
201
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
7
0
1
39
39
39
3
3
0
66
3
84
66
3
3
0
0
0
3
84
147
66
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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