The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 5PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1255
1350
1417
1351
1239
1239
1333
1239
1224
1193
1341
1033
1271
816
1297
1370
1295
1154
1189
480
565
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
E
10
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:33AM0.99m
11:03PM1.03m
11:34AM0.90m
00:03AM0.98m
12:44PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.33m
5:23AM0.36m
5:31PM0.40m
6:33AM0.39m
6:36PM0.44m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
30
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
28
29
26
24
22
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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