The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.1
SW
18
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SSE
15
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
616
567
666
716
805
924
845
864
767
657
702
734
716
2842
650
619
599
567
493
450
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31AM1.33m
9:07PM1.18m
9:24AM1.25m
10:00PM1.15m
10:18AM1.15m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.03m
3:08AM0.15m
3:43PM0.11m
4:03AM0.22m
4:34PM0.19m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
16
17
17
19
20
20
21
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