The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.6° C
0.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SW
17
2
SE
14
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SE
14
1.8
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
2
SSE
13
1.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
715
657
702
650
644
617
650
571
540
509
508
501
580
1559
610
1233
1197
1164
1289
929
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
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
9:24AM1.25m
10:00PM1.15m
10:18AM1.15m
10:55PM1.11m
11:15AM1.05m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.11m
4:03AM0.22m
4:34PM0.19m
5:03AM0.29m
5:27PM0.28m
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6:54
6:54
6:54
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6:19
6:19
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
18
18
16
17
17
19
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
23
24
24
23
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