The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.1° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
14
1.2
SE
11
0.8
S
14
1.2
SSE
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
960
832
808
683
563
529
437
423
350
344
344
527
220
399
373
239
475
276
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
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
High Tide
5:25PM1.18m
5:41AM1.38m
6:14PM1.23m
6:30AM1.39m
7:01PM1.25m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.07m
12:05PM-0.03m
00:14AM0.05m
12:51PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
26
24
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
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