Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10109999101010109999101414141313671313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041721461511249492889211510679798396107104136130130137247126126
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
SW
20
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
1.08
12:37AM
1.49
1:37PM
1.05
1:33AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.07
2:35AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.58
5:50PM
0.71
7:44AM
0.61
6:48PM
0.78
8:47AM
0.60
8:00PM
0.82
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:38-------5:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192322222222201918222323222220202026323127262323
Feels °C (?)192421212224222119232221202321191823302926242222
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