Leca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up, it’s a bit of a rough stretch coming for Leca. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but the surf gods are not smiling for most of it. The first few days, from Thursday the 30th of July right through the weekend and into early next week, it’s a write-off. The swell is tiny, with heights barely hitting 2 ft or 2 ft, and the wind is constantly cross-onshore, kicking up chop and messing up any chance of a clean wave. The combined energy of the swells is weak, usually under 100 (44 to 81), so there’s just no grunt in the water. You’re better off finding something else to do.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August. Things finally go glassy. The wind drops to nothing, and we get a clean, glassy surface. The swell is a small 3 ft from the west, with a period of 8 seconds. It’s not going to be big, but for a beginner spot like Leca, it’s surfable. The combined energy is moderate at 116. Still, the rest of that day and the next few days, the wind picks right back up, cross-onshore again, and the quality plummets. We then hit another dry spell right through to the end of the first week. There are a few pulses of energy, like the morning of Saturday the 8th of August, where the swell hits 4 ft with 182 combined energy, but the wind is a messy cross-shore or cross-onshore, and the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s just lumpy, poor-quality junk.

The second week doesn’t look any better. The pattern is more of the same: small, short-period swell and persistent wind. The only other standout, and it’s a weak one, is the morning of Friday the 14th of August. Once again, the wind goes glassy as the sun comes up. The swell is 4 ft from the northwest with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 134. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The afternoon chops it up again.

So, to be honest, there are no true standouts here. The best on offer is a couple of mornings with glassy conditions and very small, weak swell. The consistent cross-onshore wind is the main villain, and it just doesn’t let up. Leca is a consistent spot, but with this forecast, it’s going to be a frustrating few weeks. The water temperature is around 66°F, which is pretty much normal for the time of year, so that’s not the issue.

Rusty.

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