The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.7°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
S
13
1
SW
14
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
743
877
551
558
496
482
463
728
390
350
574
565
480
472
472
390
371
297
242
238
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:54AM0.85m
11:15PM0.94m
12:07PM0.80m
00:25AM0.92m
1:21PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.43m
5:49AM0.40m
5:50PM0.47m
7:05AM0.40m
7:06PM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
27
28
26
27
27
27
30
31
31
30
31
31
31
29
30
30
31
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