The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 5PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri night, moderate winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
542
561
537
554
493
458
367
450
437
401
375
346
314
399
386
368
347
334
318
282
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:36PM1.13m
6:47AM1.21m
7:10PM1.16m
7:23AM1.19m
7:47PM1.17m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.13m
00:36AM0.18m
1:01PM0.13m
1:14AM0.17m
1:35PM0.14m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
23
23
25
27
26
27
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