The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at The Leap today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SE by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SW
18
1.9
S
12
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.9
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
630
657
955
719
772
854
844
805
846
891
748
644
730
630
585
607
544
2355
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:32PM1.07m
12:05PM0.95m
00:40AM1.09m
1:20PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.32m
6:08PM0.31m
7:08AM0.29m
7:19PM0.30m
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6:50
6:48
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
21
19
20
20
19
17
18
19
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