Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.63° S 172.70° W

The Leap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Leap at 7AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (14 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.7
SE
8
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.6
SSE
7
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
364
355
331
322
258
253
289
282
306
289
289
306
260
341
179
310
376
521
580
249
246
222
349
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:32AM0.97m
8:43PM1.07m
9:20AM0.90m
9:32PM1.00m
10:18AM0.84m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.22m
2:24PM0.31m
3:09AM0.28m
3:08PM0.38m
4:01AM0.34m
4:00PM0.43m
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 mm
1
1
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1
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4
2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
25
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
21
21
24
25
25
25
24
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