The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SE by Wed night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1571
1651
1730
1641
1466
1387
1089
976
934
877
890
810
731
721
630
517
437
431
424
424
362
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:00PM0.99m
6:08AM1.16m
6:36PM1.02m
6:43AM1.18m
7:10PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.19m
11:51PM0.25m
12:30PM0.17m
00:27AM0.23m
1:03PM0.16m
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
27
28
26
25
24
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
20
20
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