Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
28.0°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
344
338
390
314
319
294
294
369
400
483
515
488
487
470
432
501
458
428
333
320
293
280
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM1.00m
3:02PM0.98m
3:10AM1.05m
3:38PM1.06m
3:49AM1.11m
4:13PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.30m
9:00PM0.34m
9:24AM0.25m
9:40PM0.27m
9:59AM0.20m
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
23
21
23
22
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