Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 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 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.1
E
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
2.2
S
2
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)88888108910101111111111111211121212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5149323130268814331618904901987123015311570178618501786171515862013241523772340
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
E
15
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
9:24AM
1.47
9:39PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
3:22AM
0.21
3:13PM
0.35
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:29-------5:28-------5:27----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C182425252318181816161818171816141416171718191816
Feels °C (?)142022222012141412131514121412111213131314161513
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