The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.5°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
1.8
SSE
8
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
0.8
S
12
1.5
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
381
373
362
417
402
391
354
402
382
393
365
413
390
381
339
282
237
196
177
385
466
419
540
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:48AM1.04m
4:21PM0.93m
4:27AM1.09m
4:56PM0.99m
5:03AM1.14m
5:29PM1.04m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.26m
10:12PM0.32m
10:51AM0.22m
10:49PM0.27m
11:24AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
Feels °C
22
23
21
22
22
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
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