The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
377
240
235
231
184
314
295
380
308
737
834
816
953
604
733
1167
1167
1218
1077
871
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
N
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21PM0.80m
1:33AM0.93m
2:22PM0.84m
2:29AM0.97m
3:08PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.40m
7:06PM0.47m
8:11AM0.37m
8:10PM0.43m
9:00AM0.33m
8:59PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
32
32
31
30
30
29
31
31
31
31
30
30
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