Surf Forecasts:
Leggy Point surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 2,177 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Leggy Point this week:
The surf forecast for Leggy Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leggy Point in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leggy Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, let's talk about the next couple of weeks. Leggy Point is going to tease us with some fun conditions, but there's also a whole lot of nothing to wade through before the good stuff arrives. Water temp is 66°F, which is about normal for this time of year.
We start off with some real junky stuff. Wednesday afternoon is a complete washout with a 8ft SSE windswell and a 45 km/h southerly wind tearing it up. Just leave the board in the car.
The first real window opens up Thursday morning. We’re looking at 8ft of SSE groundswell with a 10-second period, and a light offshore SW wind. It’s got a lot of energy behind it, reading 1143 on the scale, and it’ll be clean. But, it’s a powerful wave for a spot that's known to be inconsistent. This is a morning for the experienced crew. The afternoon mellow out a bit, but the wind goes cross-off and it starts to get messy.
Friday is smaller and less interesting, just average waves. Now, Saturday morning is a cool little sleeper. The swell drops to 3ft, but it’s glassy. Flat calm. That’s a rare thing out here, and it could be a super fun, clean session on a log, even if it's not big. After that, the ocean just shuts down. From Sunday through mid-week, the swell goes almost completely flat with poor, onshore winds. It’s a long five-day stretch of nothing.
We see a little blip on Wednesday the 16th, but it’s short-period, messy and not worth the effort. The real show starts on Saturday the 19th. The forecast is for a massive 10ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, and the wind is a clean cross-off at 25 km/h. The energy is enormous, over 1800. But that size is just too much for this spot. It'll be a chaotic, violent closeout. The afternoon is the session to aim for. It drops to a still-huge 8ft, the wind backs off, and it will be firing for the experts. That’s the one to circle on the calendar, but it’s not for the faint of heart.
After that, the swell backs down. The next, and last, chance for a clean wave is the morning of Wednesday the 23rd. A small 4ft ESE swell with glassy conditions. It won't be big, but it'll be clean and might be a fun way to end the run before the onshores mess it up.
So, the standout is the afternoon of the 19th. Big, clean, and powerful. But respect it. There’s a long flat spell in the middle, so plan accordingly.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 14 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 2177 | 1001 | 792 | 1230 | 627 | 400 | 307 | 189 | 343 | 163 | 118 | 146 | 88 | 119 | 83 | 51 | 32 | 4 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.74m | 7:38AM1.42m | 7:45PM1.73m | 8:18AM1.49m | 8:28PM1.67m | 8:56AM1.53m | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | 10:10AM1.53m | 10:25PM1.32m | 10:48AM1.50m | 11:03PM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.11m | 1:27PM0.25m | 2:11AM0.10m | 2:14PM0.21m | 2:47AM0.12m | 2:59PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:26PM0.31m | 4:24AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.39m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | ENE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 47 | 1001 | 169 | 896 | 627 | 400 | 307 | 189 | 343 | 163 | 118 | 146 | 24 | 119 | 83 | 26 | 32 | 1 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 26 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 20 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 18 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | ENE 4 | E 13 | S 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | S 10 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 38 | 23 | 79 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 80 | 124 | 128 | 4 | 13 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | — | SSE 23 | E 9 | E 10 | S 21 | E 10 | E 13 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 13 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 104 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 143 | 15 | 3 | 58 | — | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | ENE 4 | NNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 396 | 2177 | — | 792 | 1230 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 88 | — | 11 | 1 | 4 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 7 | 7 | 277 | 7 | 7 | 215 | 7 | 85 | 283 | 170 |
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