Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
341
324
190
404
398
350
344
310
322
288
310
294
282
424
490
490
444
458
487
470
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM0.90m
2:28AM1.00m
3:02PM0.98m
3:10AM1.05m
3:38PM1.06m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.35m
8:15PM0.41m
8:48AM0.30m
9:00PM0.34m
9:24AM0.25m
9:40PM0.27m
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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
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
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