The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2
SE
10
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
939
209
253
463
479
428
540
595
739
729
894
942
905
893
720
720
720
750
589
509
456
437
470
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
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
5:03AM1.14m
5:29PM1.04m
5:38AM1.18m
6:02PM1.09m
6:12AM1.21m
6:36PM1.13m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.27m
11:24AM0.18m
11:24PM0.23m
11:55AM0.15m
11:59PM0.19m
12:28PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
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6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
25
27
27
27
26
27
27
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
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