The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.4°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
386
368
347
334
318
282
267
253
232
225
219
212
206
153
148
148
148
145
148
144
144
104
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
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
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM1.19m
7:47PM1.17m
8:03AM1.15m
8:27PM1.16m
8:47AM1.09m
9:13PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:14AM0.17m
1:35PM0.14m
1:54AM0.18m
2:13PM0.17m
2:39AM0.20m
2:55PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
2
2
3
2
3
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
27
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
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