The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1193
1006
773
763
667
606
521
456
431
410
386
458
952
1179
1221
1290
1335
1286
1255
1115
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:53PM1.10m
5:03AM1.19m
5:26PM1.16m
5:39AM1.21m
6:00PM1.22m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.18m
10:53PM0.21m
11:16AM0.14m
11:30PM0.16m
11:50AM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
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6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
5
5
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
28
27
27
28
28
28
30
30
31
31
31
32
28
28
27
25
25
24
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