The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.5° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1
SW
14
2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
2
S
14
2.2
SSE
14
1.5
S
14
1.9
SSE
7
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
13
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
529
390
1108
1090
344
350
416
1155
995
961
1938
1683
1686
1913
918
348
604
623
627
531
586
724
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08AM0.96m
1:54PM0.83m
2:10AM0.96m
2:53PM0.85m
3:04AM0.99m
3:41PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.39m
7:45PM0.44m
8:49AM0.36m
8:44PM0.41m
9:37AM0.31m
9:32PM0.37m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
24
23
23
21
21
21
21
23
24
24
21
23
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