The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is

28.1°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 3AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 16	SW 15	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	395	312	600	600	580	521	515	521	534	553	547	515	502	502	502	712	612	586	548	496	447	400	440	499
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:06AM1.26m				5:29PM1.26m				5:48AM1.24m				6:07PM1.27m				6:28AM1.19m				6:44PM1.25m
Low Tide	10:57PM0.11m				11:18AM0.08m				11:40PM0.09m				11:56AM0.10m				00:21AM0.10m				12:32PM0.14m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	395	312	600	600	580	521	515	521	534	553	547	515	502	502	502	502	441	496	496	496	447	217	255	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	316	264	254	181	119	106	104	66	60	60	58	57	55	50	50	45	26	46	43	41	40	260	255	316
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	N 11	S 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NW 14	NW 13	SSE 11	NW 13	S 11
kJ	144	151	39	37	37	37	37	37	35	18	17	17	21	18	18	18	8	8	8	29	46	40	28	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8
kJ	237	209	141	213	233	226	261	277	277	250	247	304	304	383	427	712	612	586	548	418	365	400	440	499
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	874	1073	1140	1150	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	1173	2441	1179	1179	1179	1179	2458	1179
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