The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.8°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2153
1599
1384
1255
1373
1289
1018
1005
860
849
740
743
764
753
599
581
663
633
594
584
497
497
344
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:53AM0.93m
10:14PM1.00m
10:54AM0.85m
11:15PM0.94m
12:07PM0.80m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.29m
3:47PM0.37m
4:39AM0.36m
4:41PM0.43m
5:49AM0.40m
5:50PM0.47m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
30
29
31
30
31
31
29
28
29
27
26
28
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
30
30
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