Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.9°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.5
SSE
8
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
362
280
276
258
214
211
214
255
269
331
322
318
365
412
529
521
507
540
517
501
431
388
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:27AM0.80m
11:38PM0.91m
12:38PM0.81m
00:45AM0.92m
1:37PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.38m
5:04PM0.47m
6:13AM0.39m
6:17PM0.48m
7:17AM0.38m
7:23PM0.45m
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
23
24
24
22
22
22
22
22
22
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