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Leggy Point Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leggy Point today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 12AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leggy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | |
670 | 577 | 577 | 639 | 1042 | 964 | 557 | 494 | 658 | 638 | 765 | 686 | 384 | 325 | 282 | 277 | 290 | 343 | 343 | 241 | 205 | 173 | 142 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.64m | 6:45AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:28AM1.23m | 7:41PM1.75m | 8:11AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.47m | 00:59AM0.48m | 12:26PM0.47m | 1:42AM0.43m | 1:02PM0.48m | 2:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 670 | 577 | 577 | 639 | 25 | 24 | 557 | 494 | 434 | 443 | 533 | 422 | 341 | 287 | 264 | 277 | 290 | 343 | 343 | 241 | 205 | 173 | 142 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | 452 | 452 | 384 | 325 | 282 | 242 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 121 | 118 | 123 | 127 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 11 | — | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 99 | 54 | 70 | 1042 | 964 | 112 | 403 | 658 | 638 | 765 | 686 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 35 | 35 | 117 | 84 | 66 | 10 | 97 | 116 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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