The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (15 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
2
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1892
1916
2013
2136
2406
2406
2378
2323
2323
2153
1756
1919
1697
1517
1289
1341
1005
860
753
740
631
881
757
704
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
NE
15
NNE
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
9:03AM1.03m
9:23PM1.08m
9:53AM0.93m
10:14PM1.00m
10:54AM0.85m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.22m
3:03PM0.29m
3:43AM0.29m
3:47PM0.37m
4:39AM0.36m
4:41PM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
5
3
1
1
7
8
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
25
Feels °C
27
27
26
28
29
28
29
28
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
27
27
26
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