The Leap Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SSE
12
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
235
188
184
314
295
380
308
737
834
816
953
604
733
1167
1167
1218
1077
871
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:33AM0.93m
2:22PM0.84m
2:29AM0.97m
3:08PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.47m
8:11AM0.37m
8:10PM0.43m
9:00AM0.33m
8:59PM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
30
29
31
30
29
29
27
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