Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 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 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. 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 (0.5m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.2
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)9712128888888874612121110888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)394036282847595738282917912322310215617117613810012186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:38AM
0.23
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise5:52-------5:50-------5:48-------
Sunset---5:44-------5:45-------5:45----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182024242321211918212421191815141315171717161414
Feels °C (?)15162020201919171419231917161291012151614131212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Leggy Point (light winds from the NW at Merewether 6 km from Leggy Point). 0.6m 7s swell from the ENE with a 0.2m 8s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 36 min ago

6 km/h
NW
Clean
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