The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is

27.8°C

The Leap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Leap today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	17s
Evening (23 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1163	993	894	1239	1929	1907	1984	2037	1672	1611	1449	1431	1193	1006	773	763	667	667	521	456	368	338	386	940
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:52AM1.08m					4:20PM1.03m				4:28AM1.14m				4:53PM1.10m				5:03AM1.19m				5:26PM1.16m
Low Tide					10:12AM0.23m				10:17PM0.26m				10:44AM0.18m				10:53PM0.21m				11:16AM0.14m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	2	—	1	2	3	3	4	3	1	—	1	1	—	—	2	1	1
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	31	30	30	30	30	29	30	29	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SW 16
kJ	1163	993	894	1239	1929	1907	1984	2037	1672	1611	1449	1431	1193	1006	773	763	667	667	521	303	297	245	212	940
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 20	S 13	S 13	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	S 10
kJ	29	102	108	388	87	173	275	306	436	434	915	747	623	513	488	480	396	209	302	456	368	257	264	130
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	SSW 20	SW 20	S 13	NNW 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	SE 6	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SE 6
kJ	25	261	388	87	39	57	52	52	49	48	30	47	47	47	29	27	27	42	155	252	209	338	386	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6
kJ	166	144	114	97	80	80	85	85	80	97	124	109	85	74	74	74	76	85	88	91	91	82	71	78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Amanave Bay Tutuila	Aganoa Beach Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
Distance (km)	872	872	871	46	46	46	46	872	871	240	214	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Savaii				Aganoa Beach	Aganoa Beach	Aganoa Beach	Aganoa Beach					Aganoa Beach	The Leap	Salailua	Salailua	The Leap	The Leap	The Leap	The Leap	The Leap	Aganoa Beach	Salailua	Salailua	Salailua
Rating (10 max)				3	3	4	4					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Samoa				Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii					Aganoa Beach Savaii	The Leap Savaii	Salailua Savaii	Salailua Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	The Leap Savaii	Aganoa Beach Savaii	Salailua Savaii	Salailua Savaii	Salailua Savaii
Rating (10 max)				3	3	4	4					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	5	9	5	5	5	4	4	7	4	4	7	6

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