The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)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 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.7
S
18
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
720
720
750
589
542
531
508
492
493
486
494
515
479
399
390
325
314
399
386
373
347
334
318
286
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
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
6:12AM1.21m
6:36PM1.13m
6:47AM1.21m
7:10PM1.16m
7:23AM1.19m
7:47PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.19m
12:28PM0.13m
00:36AM0.18m
1:01PM0.13m
1:14AM0.17m
1:35PM0.14m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
26
26
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
28
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