The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
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
374
436
412
382
289
266
244
220
224
426
433
419
540
595
739
729
894
838
905
795
730
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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
10:51AM0.22m
10:49PM0.27m
11:24AM0.18m
11:24PM0.23m
11:55AM0.15m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
24
25
26
27
26
26
25
26
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