The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
417
402
391
353
372
382
412
394
372
372
318
329
259
251
251
449
474
423
419
540
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:21PM0.93m
4:27AM1.09m
4:56PM0.99m
5:03AM1.14m
5:29PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.26m
10:12PM0.32m
10:51AM0.22m
10:49PM0.27m
11:24AM0.18m
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clear
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clear
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
24
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