The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.8° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.7
S
12
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1671
1285
1267
1267
1058
828
746
668
567
800
489
573
644
772
404
319
459
580
929
739
565
850
886
908
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:40PM1.12m
4:59AM1.35m
5:36PM1.16m
5:53AM1.40m
6:30PM1.20m
6:46AM1.41m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.06m
10:38PM0.12m
11:27AM-0.01m
11:34PM0.07m
12:21PM-0.05m
00:28AM0.05m
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
27
24
24
22
21
22
23
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
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