The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.7° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
592
524
547
738
919
919
815
653
715
715
715
630
733
825
945
1060
971
883
702
657
702
716
716
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State
cross
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39AM1.39m
8:15PM1.21m
8:31AM1.33m
9:07PM1.18m
9:24AM1.25m
10:00PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:21AM0.06m
2:03PM-0.03m
2:14AM0.09m
2:53PM0.03m
3:08AM0.15m
3:43PM0.11m
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:17
6:19
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
20
18
18
17
19
17
18
19
18
18
18
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