The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SSE
12
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
295
380
308
737
834
816
856
604
733
1167
1167
1218
1077
871
780
675
693
1005
1179
955
827
1103
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:33AM0.93m
2:22PM0.84m
2:29AM0.97m
3:08PM0.89m
3:14AM1.02m
3:46PM0.95m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.37m
8:10PM0.43m
9:00AM0.33m
8:59PM0.38m
9:38AM0.28m
9:40PM0.32m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
26
27
27
26
28
28
28
26
26
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