Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 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 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
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
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
52
52
52
58
82
80
76
72
120
97
161
97
146
120
98
98
163
90
90
74
93
187
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
20
ENE
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25PM1.54m
6:34AM1.47m
7:01PM1.62m
7:15AM1.43m
7:36PM1.68m
7:54AM1.39m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.47m
12:40PM0.38m
1:17AM0.41m
1:12PM0.39m
1:59AM0.38m
1:44PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
20
18
20
20
19
17
21
20
19
19
20
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
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
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
27
25
52
52
52
58
82
80
76
72
72
97
78
46
38
31
98
98
95
90
90
74
93
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
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
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
13
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
28
5
1
1
28
18
17
16
14
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
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
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
5
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
5
6
120
161
97
146
120
163
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
7
7
7
7
0
0
39
163
84
39
39
0
3
84
84
39
3
3
3
0
0
39
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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