Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 3PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
871
942
714
929
1464
1562
1499
1406
1211
1032
873
773
630
613
553
553
511
428
418
427
416
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM1.25m
6:58AM1.20m
7:18PM1.26m
7:42AM1.15m
8:02PM1.24m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.11m
00:50AM0.10m
1:04PM0.12m
1:34AM0.10m
1:46PM0.15m
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6:16
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6:15
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6:25
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6:25
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 mm
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
23
22
20
20
20
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
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