Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
!
3
3
!
3
3
!
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.1
E
2.2
S
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999888881089101011121212121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10397767450493231292551121616499611144221916411946205320241786162716561714
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSE
15
E
5
WSW
40
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
3:13PM
0.35
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C232120181723252524181818151617181718161414161717
Feels °C (?)201916141319222223121414121314131214131111121313
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