Leggy Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, there’s a dry spell to kick things off with no real surf on the board at Leggy Point. The first few days are messy with those cross and onshore winds, so there’s a real lull in the action. It’s not until Tuesday afternoon on August 11th that we get a proper clean look, but the swell is tiny – only about 2ft from the south, with a sweet 13-second period, so that's a long wait between sets, but they’ll have some push when they come.

Wednesday the 12th afternoon also keeps things clean with wispy offshores and the same south swell around 2ft. Not a lot of juice, but you can sneak a wave if you pick your moment.

Then, without a doubt, the best window in the 16-day run is Thursday morning, August 13th. We get a clean 8ft south swell, period at 8 seconds, and a solid offshore wind at 9 mph from the SW. The energy is cranking hard at 1152, so the ocean is awake. This is heavy and powerful – really for experienced surfers only. Thursday afternoon is still good but drops to about 7ft with a cross-off, still punchy.

The rest of the first week gets back to small, ordinary surf: around chest-high on Friday the 14th but with a short period that kills the shape.

For the second week, conditions are mostly small and unexciting through to the weekend of the 22nd. That Saturday brings some size back at 6ft from the east, and a 10-second period, but it’s cross-onshore and messy. Sunday the 23rd is similar – 6ft from east-northeast but lumpy cross-shore winds.

The one to watch long-range is Monday morning, August 24th. That swell sits at about 5ft from the east, with a lovely long 11-second period, and light offshore wind from the west-southwest at around 9 mph. The conditions are expected to be clean and surfable, with moderate energy (476). That’s a promising call for the final week.

Water is sitting around 64°F, which is about 2°F cooler than the norm for August – a little cool for some, but not a dealbreaker.

Rusty

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