Leggy Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, breakin’ it down for you.

Staring down the 16-day window, it’s a slow burn. The first few days are a bust – small, churned up, windy. The real action doesn’t show until Thursday the 13th of August, and that’s where the big moment sits. The water’s a bit colder than average for this time of year, running about 18° (which is about a degree below normal), so you’ll be glad for a thick suit.

Saturday the 8th of August morning is a tease. Leggy Point is glassy with a tiny 1ft SSE swell (69 combined energy), but it’s just too small to get the heart pumping. The rest of Saturday and all of Sunday are cross-on junk. Monday the 10th sees a bump in size, but with a strong cross-shore wind blowing 25 mph, it’s a total mess – better for kites than paddles.

Tuesday the 11th and Wednesday the 12th are clean but flat, swell barely hitting 1ft. Nothing goin’ on.

Now, Thursday the 13th of August. That’s the day. The morning shows a solid 5ft S swell with a moderate offshore breeze from the SW – clean, grunty, and a good call for the intermediate crew. The combined energy is 350, so there’s proper weight. But the standout is the afternoon: a 7ft S swell with a 12-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. The energy jumps to 1067 – that’s strong, solid juice. This is for experienced surfers only; it’s too big for beginners. The swell direction from the south matches the optimum for Leggy Point, and the wind is clean. This is the best session on offer.

Friday the 14th of August morning is still good, with a glassy 4ft S swell (290 energy), but it’s a step down. The afternoon gets a bit cross and marginal.

Saturday the 15th of August is a weird one. The morning has a tiny 1ft swell, but with a 24-second period – that’s very long period groundswell. The energy is 299. It’ll be clean with a light offshore, but a long-period swell like that might break too straight for the beach setup here. Still worth a look for the experienced.

Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th of August are consistent and clean, with 3ft S swells and light offshore winds. Good for the average surfer, but no standout.

From Tuesday the 18th through the end, it fades back into small, onshore, or poor conditions. The 20th of August has a glassy morning but only 1ft, and the 22nd of August morning has a 5ft short-period SSE swell (7 seconds) with clean conditions, but the energy is only 279 and the period is short – it’ll be sectiony and weak.

Put it this way: Thursday the 13th of August afternoon is the one to circle. The morning of the 13th is solid too. The rest is a lot of waiting and small, choppy days.

Rusty.

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