Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
22.4° 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 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 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
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
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4
4
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
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
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)9910999998888810791010111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16817515118010374747350493231292529113415521115120119652749360136012201
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SSE
15
ENE
0
SSE
40
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossonononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.29
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:29-------5:28----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------2---------
Temp. °C151925242120201817232625241817171416171718181514
Feels °C (?)141823191817161413192422241112131012141114141211
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