The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is

27.7° C

The Leap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Leap today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

Table - waves today at The Leap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	568	592	524	547	738	919	919	815	653	715	715	715	630	733	825	945	1060	971	883	702	657	702	716	716
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:39AM1.39m				8:15PM1.21m				8:31AM1.33m				9:07PM1.18m				9:24AM1.25m				10:00PM1.15m
Low Tide	1:21AM0.06m				2:03PM-0.03m				2:14AM0.09m				2:53PM0.03m				3:08AM0.15m				3:43PM0.11m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	25	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	24	25	24	24	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	20	18	18	17	19	17	18	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	160	96	91	87	61	44	45	46	105	206	469	436	357	401	642	719	702	677	683	674	657	702	584	568
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	53	80	81	81	81	53	52	51	49	49	46	49	50	241	404	390	522	559	686	702	255	597	644	653
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	NNE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	SE 19	SW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	31	9	30	30	72	115	105	64	46	46	38	37	96	27	35	17	23	17	17	17	305	17	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	568	592	524	547	738	919	919	815	653	715	715	715	630	733	825	945	1060	971	883	691	581	699	716	716
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1608	1173	1173	1173	1173	1179	1179	2409	1179	1173	1173	1614	1173	1173
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