Point Leo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Point Leo.

The immediate outlook is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some real gems coming our way if you can wait. The first few days are a write-off thanks to some serious wind, but the second half of the week cleans right up. The standout window looks to be from Monday the 6th through to Friday the 10th, with some glassy conditions and good quality swell.

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Right now, the weekend is a no-go. Saturday the 4th is a mess with strong cross-off and cross winds, pushing a solid 10ft SW swell that's just too junky to paddle into. Sunday the 5th is worse – onshore wind and a bumpy 10ft swell. Best to give it a miss.

Alright, Monday the 6th is where it turns. The morning brings a clean 5ft SW swell with a light cross-off wind. The water temp is about average for this time of year. That offshore breeze will have the lines looking proper. It’s not huge, but it's clean and rideable.

Tuesday the 7th is a proper beauty. Glassy offshores in the morning with a 3ft SW groundswell – long 17-second period. It'll be clean as a whistle and easy paddling. The afternoon holds a 5ft SW groundswell with a cross-off breeze. This is the pick of the first week. It's a reef break that loves a SW swell.

Wednesday the 8th sees the swell bump up a bit, 5ft in the morning and then 7ft in the afternoon, still with that long 18-second period, but it's onshore and bumpy. Not the best shape.

Thursday the 9th is a skip day – more cross-on wind and choppy 5ft waves.

Now, Friday the 10th is your call. The morning is clean with a cross-off breeze and a nice 5ft SW groundswell (900 combined energy). The afternoon is even better: glassy conditions and a 5ft SW groundswell. That is a dream window for a point break like this. The wave energy is moderate (802), but the quality will be high.

The second week starts to get a bit wild. Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are blown out by strong northerly winds, with the swell dropping right off. Monday the 13th is a real humdinger for strong wave energy (7835 in the morning, 11042 in the afternoon) but the swell hits 15ft to 16ft. Way too big for anyone but the experts, and even then, with a 25 mph wind, it'll be a battle. That massive 16ft SW swell on Monday afternoon with a 15-second period will be a sight, though – proper strong (11042 combined energy).

Tuesday the 14th calms down a bit to an 12ft to 10ft SW groundswell, but it's still a big, powerful wave with moderate winds. It might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those days.

The final run from the 15th to the 19th sees the swell drop back to the 5ft-8ft range, but most of it is cross-on or onshore, so the quality is marginal. The very end of the run on Saturday the 18th afternoon has a glassy 4ft 18-second period long-period groundswell that will be clean.

So, for the best on offer, make your move for Tuesday the 7th for smaller, clean perfection, and Friday the 10th for the glassy conditions. Or if you're feeling brave, the big swells from the 13th are for experts only.

Rusty.

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