The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
S
14
1.3
SSE
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
174
281
615
276
268
263
243
187
180
152
152
222
219
168
165
125
206
206
322
176
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
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
7:01PM1.25m
7:17AM1.36m
7:47PM1.25m
8:04AM1.30m
8:33PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:51PM-0.03m
1:02AM0.05m
1:35PM0.00m
1:50AM0.09m
2:19PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
27
25
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