The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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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)
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
515
483
471
661
940
962
1061
1065
1158
1271
1350
1417
1351
1239
1239
1333
1239
1224
1193
1219
955
849
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM1.09m
10:09PM1.10m
10:33AM0.99m
11:03PM1.03m
11:34AM0.90m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.22m
3:48PM0.24m
4:22AM0.30m
4:36PM0.33m
5:23AM0.36m
5:31PM0.40m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
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6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
28
29
30
30
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
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