The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
1.8
SSE
8
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
1
S
14
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1033
698
615
822
356
355
381
373
362
412
402
483
348
384
429
440
349
433
409
390
326
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM0.88m
3:48AM1.04m
4:21PM0.93m
4:27AM1.09m
4:56PM0.99m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.31m
9:32PM0.37m
10:17AM0.26m
10:12PM0.32m
10:51AM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
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
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
20
22
23
22
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
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