Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leggy Point today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Leggy Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leggy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
102 | 96 | 90 | 105 | 90 | 103 | 186 | 318 | 372 | 364 | 247 | 191 | 142 | 142 | 185 | 131 | 121 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.87m | 8:44AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.83m | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:32PM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.06m | 2:27PM0.26m | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:15PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
102 | 96 | 90 | 105 | 90 | 103 | 91 | 318 | 372 | 364 | 247 | 191 | 142 | 142 | 185 | 131 | 121 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 69 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | S 15 | SSE 16 |
6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
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