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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 9 am 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 (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 3PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | |
726 | 676 | 670 | 577 | 577 | 822 | 644 | 520 | 494 | 494 | 426 | 609 | 890 | 612 | 510 | 325 | 282 | 237 | 233 | 264 | 277 | 266 | 196 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.28m | 6:27PM1.64m | 6:45AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.70m | 7:28AM1.23m | 7:41PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.47m | 00:59AM0.48m | 12:26PM0.47m | 1:42AM0.43m | 1:02PM0.48m | 2:24AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 726 | 676 | 670 | 577 | 577 | 26 | 644 | 520 | 494 | 494 | 426 | 369 | 555 | 447 | 341 | 266 | 233 | 212 | 223 | 264 | 277 | 266 | 196 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | — | — | 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 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 386 | 386 | 377 | 325 | 282 | 237 | 233 | 188 | 153 | 149 | 118 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 20 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 21 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 122 | 46 | 822 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 366 | 609 | 890 | 612 | 510 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 174 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 97 | 102 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
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