The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Wed morning, near gales from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.9
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1
SW
16
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
7
1.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
471
546
630
657
635
719
772
854
844
815
867
748
748
653
599
536
477
557
537
674
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:56AM0.99m
11:32PM1.07m
12:05PM0.95m
00:40AM1.09m
1:20PM0.95m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.30m
5:53AM0.32m
6:08PM0.31m
7:08AM0.29m
7:19PM0.30m
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6:50
6:50
6:48
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6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
25
24
24
23
21
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
20
21
19
18
19
19
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