Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
429
412
529
521
581
540
517
437
431
388
326
321
353
451
331
251
223
404
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:45AM0.92m
1:37PM0.84m
1:41AM0.95m
2:24PM0.90m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.38m
7:23PM0.45m
8:07AM0.35m
8:15PM0.41m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
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