Surf Forecasts:
Leggy Point surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, NE swell with 308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE 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 (Aug 26) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. 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 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leggy Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s have a look at Leggy Point (beach and reef). For the next couple weeks, it’s mostly a flat, messy story. Your first real chance to get wet is Thursday August 27th, but don’t get your hopes up – it’s real small. Up until then, winds are cross-on, onshore, or the swell is just pathetic. Swell energy is mostly under 200, weak stuff. So you’re lookin’ at a long, quiet stretch till the end of August.
Thursday August 27th morning: light offshore wind from the SW at 6 mph. Swell is tiny, only 2 ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, with weak energy (74). Clean conditions, but it’s barely surfable – real grovelly.
Saturday August 29th starts off dead glassy – wind from the S at 3 mph. Swell still tiny: 2 ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, energy 100. Surfable but weak. Afternoon cleans up with a light cross-off breeze from the SSE, but again, tiny.
Now the standout: Tuesday September 1st afternoon. Over a week away, so keep that in mind. Winds go glassy from the NNW at 3 mph. Swell picks up to 6 ft from the S at just 7 seconds – short period, so not the cleanest groundswell shape, but the conditions are gonna be perfect. Combined energy hits 402 – moderate. With glassy winds, you’ll get some fun little runners even with the short period.
Then Friday September 4th: big. 12 ft from the SSE at 8 seconds in the morning, 10 ft in the afternoon, with massive energy over 1400 and 1100. Light cross-shore winds, but the forecast warns it’s too big for this break. That’s expert-only territory on a beach and reef setup – raw, lumpy, powerful. Not for beginners.
After that, Saturday September 5th and Sunday September 6th drop to around 3 ft to 5 ft, with clean cross-off winds from the S and SSW, energy moderate (232 to 419). Sunday morning September 6th looks like the best clean, user-friendly session after the big swell.
Water temp? No anomaly given, so just average for the time of year.
Best bet: Tuesday September 1st afternoon with glassy winds and 6 ft S swell. For the brave, Friday September 4th is huge but only for experts. Rest is small and weak. Long dry spell till the 27th.
Stay patient, mate.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 267 | 184 | 227 | 130 | 92 | 66 | 41 | 55 | 94 | 308 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 103 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.91m | 3:55PM1.38m | 4:54AM0.95m | 4:52PM1.43m | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:23PM1.57m | 7:12AM1.20m | 7:02PM1.62m | 7:46AM1.28m | 7:40PM1.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.62m | 8:49AM0.64m | 11:13PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.64m | 11:59PM0.47m | 11:00AM0.61m | 00:36AM0.38m | 11:53AM0.55m | 1:10AM0.29m | 12:39PM0.48m | 1:42AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.41m | 2:14AM0.17m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 267 | 184 | 227 | 130 | 92 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 94 | 80 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 73 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 5 | SSE 17 | S 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 159 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 66 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 18 | E 9 | — | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 53 | 19 | 5 | — | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | E 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 5 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 31 | 32 | — | 55 | — | 308 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 101 | 250 | 102 | 39 | 71 | 7 | 7 | 267 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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