Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.7°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
600
580
437
381
508
508
502
362
358
344
331
266
258
297
314
306
284
308
273
242
260
341
193
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:48AM1.05m
8:01PM1.14m
8:32AM0.97m
8:43PM1.07m
9:20AM0.90m
9:32PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.17m
1:45PM0.25m
2:23AM0.22m
2:24PM0.31m
3:09AM0.28m
3:08PM0.38m
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
25
26
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
24
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