Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.8°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
321
353
517
341
294
295
404
398
350
344
310
373
331
310
303
302
261
477
279
432
500
487
470
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM0.95m
2:24PM0.90m
2:28AM1.00m
3:02PM0.98m
3:10AM1.05m
3:38PM1.06m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.35m
8:15PM0.41m
8:48AM0.30m
9:00PM0.34m
9:24AM0.25m
9:40PM0.27m
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
20
20
20
21
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