Point Leo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look what’s comin’ for Point Leo.

This is a solid run of swell for the reef, but you’ve gotta be patient. The next few days are messy—Tuesday and Wednesday are a write-off with rain showers and cross-off winds making for marginal, questionable conditions, even though there’s a bit of energy around (1986 and 625 combined energy). The water’s sitting at about 56°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, nothin’ weird there.

Thursday morning (6th August) sees a switch: a clean NNW offshore breeze kicks in at 16 mph, and you’ve got a 3ft SW groundswell with a 12-second period—not huge but the wind’s good. The energy’s moderate at 412, and it’s clean. Still, the wave size is small, so don’t get too excited yet.

Now, Friday 7th August is where it starts to cook. Morning has a light W cross-off at 6 mph and a 5ft SW swell, period 15 seconds—proper groundswell. Energy jumps to 1423, so there’s some push. But the real standout is Friday afternoon: glassy conditions, WSW wind at just 3 mph, the same 5ft SW swell, and 1546 combined energy. That’s clean, lined-up reef surf for experienced surfers. It’s the best on offer in the first week—worth a session.

Saturday (8th) and Sunday (9th) fade off—Sunday is hammered by 28–31 mph north winds and only 0–1 scores. Avoid it.

Then the second week kicks in, and this is a big one for the crew who know what they’re doing. Monday 10th August morning: 7ft SW groundswell, 19-second period—very long period—and a strong NW offshore at 22 mph. Energy is a massive 3208. It’s gonna be powerful and clean but only for experts. By Monday afternoon, the swell bumps to 8ft WSW at 17 seconds, energy 7477. This is serious.

The real standout of the whole outlook, though, is Wednesday 12th August. Morning has a 15ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period—absolute beast—and a near-gale NW offshore at 31 mph. Energy is 12585. Afternoon drops slightly to 13ft WSW, 16 seconds, energy 15709. That’s huge wave energy and punchy, but the wind is near gale offshore—only the most experienced should even look at it. For experts only, and even then, paddling in will be a mission.

The swell hangs around through to the 19th, but the winds get tricky. Thursday 13th and Friday 14th still have good offshore winds and 10–12ft SW groundswell—solid but still big. By the weekend of 15th–16th it drops to a more manageable 5–8ft, and the winds ease off to light offshore or cross-off. That Sunday 16th afternoon has a 7ft SW, 16-second period, and 1981 energy—clean and more user-friendly for the strong intermediate.

One thing to note: with all this long-period SW groundswell, especially 15–19 seconds, Point Leo is a reef, and that’s a good thing—it’ll handle the long-period lines better than a beachie. The sets will be spaced out, making paddling out easier between bombs.

Overall, if you’re experienced, Friday 7th afternoon is your clean, glassy window for a solid 5ft. If you’re an expert hungry for size, Wednesday 12th is the big daddy—massive energy (15709) but only if you’re comfortable in freight-train territory.

Rusty.

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