The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 6PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
180
152
152
222
168
168
168
125
206
206
322
176
258
258
255
510
587
527
508
515
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
SE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.36m
7:47PM1.25m
8:04AM1.30m
8:33PM1.21m
8:51AM1.20m
9:20PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.00m
1:50AM0.09m
2:19PM0.07m
2:39AM0.15m
3:03PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
Feels °C
24
23
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
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