The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 6AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (10 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.8
S
17
1.9
S
17
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1203
1781
1907
2076
4493
4058
3609
3204
2593
1321
1285
946
918
1052
960
832
808
683
653
459
437
356
350
285
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55AM1.27m
4:33PM1.12m
4:50AM1.34m
5:25PM1.18m
5:41AM1.38m
6:14PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.06m
10:31PM0.12m
11:16AM-0.00m
11:24PM0.07m
12:05PM-0.03m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:47
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6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
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