The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
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)
1.1
S
13
1
SW
14
1.1
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SSE
12
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
390
350
672
661
569
472
472
470
390
240
235
188
184
314
295
380
308
737
834
816
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:07PM0.80m
00:25AM0.92m
1:21PM0.80m
1:33AM0.93m
2:22PM0.84m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.47m
7:05AM0.40m
7:06PM0.47m
8:11AM0.37m
8:10PM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
31
31
31
30
30
29
29
28
27
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
31
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