Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 3AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
952
1165
1320
1588
1335
1286
1255
1239
1101
906
894
871
838
558
631
715
1106
1494
1712
1556
1276
1093
929
884
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM1.21m
6:00PM1.22m
6:17AM1.22m
6:37PM1.25m
6:58AM1.20m
7:18PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.16m
11:50AM0.11m
00:08AM0.12m
12:26PM0.11m
00:50AM0.10m
1:04PM0.12m
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 mm
2
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
27
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
23
23
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