The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 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), 9s 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 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
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

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
372
311
251
244
237
439
463
468
419
540
595
739
729
894
942
905
893
720
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM0.99m
5:03AM1.14m
5:29PM1.04m
5:38AM1.18m
6:02PM1.09m
Low Tide
10:49PM0.27m
11:24AM0.18m
11:24PM0.23m
11:55AM0.15m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
24
24
24
27
26
27
26
25
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