The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
2
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
2.1
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.5
S
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
7
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
1.7
SSE
8
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1082
1180
1018
866
1953
1209
944
1748
1800
469
417
646
661
627
586
817
344
381
373
356
412
402
391
435
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM0.96m
2:53PM0.85m
3:04AM0.99m
3:41PM0.88m
3:48AM1.04m
4:21PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.36m
8:44PM0.41m
9:37AM0.31m
9:32PM0.37m
10:17AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
21
21
23
23
24
22
21
20
22
23
21
23
23
21
22
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