Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.9°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 10AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.3
SSE
8
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
521
580
249
246
214
344
362
367
362
251
276
258
234
211
214
255
269
331
322
318
429
412
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18AM0.84m
10:30PM0.94m
11:27AM0.80m
11:38PM0.91m
12:38PM0.81m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.34m
4:00PM0.43m
5:04AM0.38m
5:04PM0.47m
6:13AM0.39m
6:17PM0.48m
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
23
22
23
23
24
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
23
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