Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Leggy Point today?

The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)555566669988887764678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242343549039312325232221212024211229693401381137548
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
30
SSE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
1.53
11:39AM
1.56
12:11AM
1.55
12:26PM
1.43
12:59AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.20
5:31AM
0.32
5:54PM
0.26
6:22AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.33
7:23AM
0.41
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-
Sunset-7:39-------7:37-------7:37------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1--11-
Temp. °C232324232221212925252523222222252525252423222222
Feels °C (?)232324232522212923262825242525272423292625232424
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