The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
672
579
579
494
480
518
614
905
1199
1436
1571
1651
1730
1641
1466
1387
1089
976
934
877
890
742
731
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:53AM1.10m
5:24PM0.96m
5:31AM1.13m
6:00PM0.99m
6:08AM1.16m
6:36PM1.02m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.22m
11:15PM0.28m
11:55AM0.19m
11:51PM0.25m
12:30PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
31
31
31
30
31
32
31
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
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