The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.5
SW
18
0.8
S
13
0.7
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
285
276
271
399
174
239
434
528
512
263
243
187
269
294
152
222
168
165
165
125
206
206
322
176
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM1.39m
7:01PM1.25m
7:17AM1.36m
7:47PM1.25m
8:04AM1.30m
8:33PM1.21m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.05m
12:51PM-0.03m
1:02AM0.05m
1:35PM0.00m
1:50AM0.09m
2:19PM0.07m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:46
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6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
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