The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
1199
1436
1571
1651
1730
1641
1466
1387
1089
976
1004
877
799
742
731
721
630
517
501
431
424
382
405
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
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
5:31AM1.13m
6:00PM0.99m
6:08AM1.16m
6:36PM1.02m
6:43AM1.18m
7:10PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.28m
11:55AM0.19m
11:51PM0.25m
12:30PM0.17m
00:27AM0.23m
1:03PM0.16m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
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light rain
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
26
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
20
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