Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
18.3° 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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)99971212888888877466121111888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4038394036222249594628281722912355779119188178140100
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.03
3:49PM
1.53
5:07AM
1.09
4:58PM
1.57
6:03AM
1.18
5:55PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.60
10:58PM
0.34
10:23AM
0.57
11:54PM
0.28
11:30AM
0.50
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise--5:52-------5:50-------5:48-----
Sunset-----5:44-------5:45-------5:45--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201818202424232120191921231919181514131516171716
Feels °C (?)171515162020201818171719221717161210101314151313
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Leggy Point (calm at Merewether 6 km from Leggy Point). 0.5m 5s windswell from the ENE with a 0.3m 9s swell from the S and a 0.1m 13s groundswell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 53 min ago

2 km/h
NW
Clean
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