Leggy Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the surf for the next couple of weeks.

Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The first few days are a bit of a struggle. We've got small, weak swells hitting Leggy Point (a beach and reef set-up), but the wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-off. The wave energy is weak, between 148 and 275 on the energy scale. Thursday the 13th is the best of a bad lot, with a clean morning offshore wind from the SW and a 4ft SSW swell, but the period is short at 7 seconds and energy is weak at 276. The first weekend is a total write-off with strong onshore winds and poor conditions.

From Sunday the 16th through Tuesday the 18th, it's a real dry spell. Wind is cross-onshore, the swell is a short-period 5ft to 6ft from the SE/ESE, and the energy is moderate (up to 416), but the surf quality is poor across the board. This stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Things start to look up on Wednesday the 19th of August. A clean morning with a light S wind, a 6ft E swell, and the energy jumps to a solid 623. The period is still short at 8 seconds, so it's not a classic groundswell, but it's the best looking window in the first week. Thursday the 20th also has potential with glassy conditions in the morning, a 5ft E swell, and moderate energy of 317.

After that, the middle of the second week gets a bit messy again. The wind is wrong, the swell is short and messy, and the energy drops. The 24th of August has a solid offshore wind from the WSW in the afternoon, cleaning up a 3ft E swell, but it's a small wave day.

The real standout is Wednesday the 26th of August. The morning looks absolutely perfect with a glassy flat calm, a 6ft S swell, and energy of 361. That's the best call of the whole forecast. The afternoon, however, is a monster. An 12ft S swell rolls in with a massive energy reading of 2357. That's a big, powerful swell, but it's predicted to be too large for this break. Only absolute experts should even think about it, and even then, it's a serious call.

The 27th is still solid with a 8ft S swell and energy of 999, but it's a bit of a drop-off from the day before.

In short, the first week is a struggle. The 19th morning is the pick of the first week, but the real standout is the 26th of August morning. That's the one to circle on the calendar.

Rusty.

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