The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
468
554
507
482
520
473
418
401
384
325
314
399
386
368
347
334
318
282
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
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-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.13m
6:47AM1.21m
7:10PM1.16m
7:23AM1.19m
7:47PM1.17m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.18m
1:01PM0.13m
1:14AM0.17m
1:35PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
23
22
22
22
22
22
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
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