The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Jul 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 25s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
14
1.8
SE
13
1.9
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSW
21
0.9
SSW
20
1.8
SE
12
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1179
1144
1198
1289
872
735
835
728
673
970
1111
1073
767
748
644
644
573
477
441
314
536
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
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
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.05m
11:52PM1.06m
12:16PM0.97m
00:50AM1.03m
1:20PM0.91m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.28m
6:07AM0.34m
6:23PM0.34m
7:14AM0.37m
7:22PM0.38m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
20
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
27
28
29
29
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