The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
739
729
894
942
905
893
730
720
730
760
660
639
526
461
450
448
414
447
458
418
392
363
325
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
5:38AM1.18m
6:02PM1.09m
6:12AM1.21m
6:36PM1.13m
6:47AM1.21m
7:10PM1.16m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.15m
11:59PM0.19m
12:28PM0.13m
00:36AM0.18m
1:01PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
23
23
25
25
25
22
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
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