Leggy Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Leggy Point over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’re in a bit of a flat spell. The first week is pretty ordinary, with tiny, weak swell and messy winds. We’re looking at a big gap of nothing much until things finally start to cook around Wednesday the 16th of September.

The real standout, and the only one worth getting excited about, hits us on Wednesday the 16th of September and into Thursday the 17th of September. A proper pulse of southerly swell rolls in, and it’s packing some serious punch. We’re talking about an 8 ft to 11.5 ft southerly swell with a period of 9 to 10 seconds. The combined energy is massive – hitting 2825 and then 4050 – so this is a powerful, full-on ocean. Now, the catch: this is a beach and reef set-up, and at that size, it’s going to be a heavy, powerful beast. This is for experienced surfers only. Beginners, stay on the sand. The wind on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning is offshore from the SSW, which will groom it into clean, grinding lines. This is the best on offer, no doubt.

That Wednesday afternoon session, with the strong offshore breeze and that 11.5 ft southerly, is the absolute peak. It’s going to be big, powerful, and clean. Thursday morning holds similar energy, but the wind might shift a bit more cross-off. The swell stays solid through Thursday afternoon at 8 ft, but the quality drops off.

After that, it backs right down. Friday the 18th through the weekend drops to knee-to-waist high slop with messy cross-shore winds. There’s another pulse of energy around Monday the 21st of September, with an 8 ft southerly swell. It’s not as clean as the mid-week event, but with the cross-off wind it could offer some fun, less intimidating waves for the intermediate crowd.

We get another similar-sized pulse around Monday the 28th of September, with a 7.2 ft southerly swell. The wind is a light cross-onshore in the morning, which isn’t ideal, but it’s something to keep an eye on if the forecasts shift.

Water temp at Leggy Point is sitting at 64.8°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

For the kite surfers, that Wednesday and Thursday with the strong, clean offshore wind and big swell is going to look very appealing, as the paddle-in conditions will be heavy and challenging for most.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The second week has one absolute beast of a window on Wednesday/Thursday the 16th/17th for experts only, and a couple of more manageable, smaller pulses after that. Keep your eyes on the forecasts.

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