The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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)
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.1
SW
15
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
13
1
SW
14
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
860
849
947
743
877
984
558
772
760
643
713
390
672
657
565
480
472
472
404
390
297
242
238
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:54AM0.85m
11:15PM0.94m
12:07PM0.80m
00:25AM0.92m
1:21PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.36m
4:41PM0.43m
5:49AM0.40m
5:50PM0.47m
7:05AM0.40m
7:06PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
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
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
29
30
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
30
31
31
29
31
30
29
30
29
30
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