The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
1.8
S
12
1.3
S
19
1.6
S
19
1.8
S
17
1.9
S
17
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
2.2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1151
1151
1056
1118
1055
969
1055
918
1203
1781
1907
2076
4493
3965
3706
2147
1492
1321
1147
942
816
1067
960
946
Wind (km/h)
50
ESE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM1.20m
3:36PM1.05m
3:55AM1.27m
4:33PM1.12m
4:50AM1.34m
5:25PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.14m
9:33PM0.19m
10:24AM0.06m
10:31PM0.12m
11:16AM-0.00m
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6:48
6:48
6:47
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6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
21
21
21
22
22
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