The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
745
669
604
576
1403
2362
2384
2276
2176
2091
1924
1884
1743
1608
1421
1107
1012
1236
1117
1117
1060
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20PM0.95m
1:50AM1.13m
2:32PM0.99m
2:55AM1.20m
3:36PM1.05m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.29m
7:19PM0.30m
8:21AM0.22m
8:29PM0.25m
9:27AM0.14m
9:33PM0.19m
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6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
19
19
19
20
20
22
22
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