Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 6PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1588
1335
1286
1255
1239
1101
906
894
871
675
795
631
721
1083
1394
1529
1589
1318
1133
947
805
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00PM1.22m
6:17AM1.22m
6:37PM1.25m
6:58AM1.20m
7:18PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.11m
00:08AM0.12m
12:26PM0.11m
00:50AM0.10m
1:04PM0.12m
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6:16
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 mm
1
1
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2
3
3
2
2
1
2
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3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
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