The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
0.9
SW
19
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
759
869
469
538
835
851
724
694
589
579
579
494
494
518
614
905
1199
1436
1571
1651
1588
1641
1466
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14AM1.06m
4:46PM0.93m
4:53AM1.10m
5:24PM0.96m
5:31AM1.13m
6:00PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.26m
10:37PM0.31m
11:20AM0.22m
11:15PM0.28m
11:55AM0.19m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
30
29
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
32
32
30
27
27
28
27
28
28
26
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