The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Leap sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 10PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
760
1103
1163
993
894
1239
1929
1907
1984
2037
1672
1611
1449
1224
1087
1006
773
763
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
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
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:46PM0.95m
3:52AM1.08m
4:20PM1.03m
4:28AM1.14m
4:53PM1.10m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.32m
10:12AM0.23m
10:17PM0.26m
10:44AM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
29
30
29
28
28
30
32
30
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