Leggy Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 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
22.4° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
!
4
3
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.1
E
2
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)99991099999888881079101011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168168168175151175103747473504932312923881051141911841293237529403159
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SSE
15
ENE
5
N
40
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.58
7:29PM
1.67
7:48AM
1.57
8:09PM
1.76
8:35AM
1.53
8:52PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.38
1:12PM
0.29
1:43AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.28
2:31AM
0.23
2:30PM
0.30
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:28--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C191615192525212020181823262624181717151617171818
Feels °C (?)191614182220181716141419242323111214111213121413
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