The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
1.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1.7
SSE
8
1
S
14
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
918
780
604
1051
627
615
718
335
363
381
373
397
412
402
391
372
384
382
428
372
378
562
524
500
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:04AM0.99m
3:41PM0.88m
3:48AM1.04m
4:21PM0.93m
4:27AM1.09m
4:56PM0.99m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.31m
9:32PM0.37m
10:17AM0.26m
10:12PM0.32m
10:51AM0.22m
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
21
21
23
23
24
21
20
20
21
20
20
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
21
21
21
21
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