Leca Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Leca are a real mixed bag, and honestly, for the most part, it’s pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a lot of tiny, weak swell and cross-onshore winds messing things up. There’s a decent little window right at the very end of the forecast that’s worth circling on the calendar, but you’ll need some patience to get there. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

We kick off on Friday the 3rd of July with a tiny 2ft NW groundswell pushing in with a 10-second period. The morning looks clean with a moderate offshore breeze from the ENE at 12 mph, but the wave energy is weak (120). It’s surfable but very ordinary, not something I’d rush out for. The afternoon goes downhill quick as the wind swings cross-onshore and the swell jumps to 3ft but gets chopped up.

Saturday the 4th is even worse. Tiny 1.5ft WNW swell with a 10-second period, but it’s crossed up and messy. The morning has a light cross-shore wind that leaves small ripples on the surface, and by afternoon it’s just choppy and poor. Sunday the 5th sees the swell drop to an anemic 1ft. The morning has that rare glassy moment – dead calm (5 mph WSW) – but with a combined energy of just 37, there’s basically nothing to ride. That’s about as flat as it gets.

Monday the 6th through Thursday the 9th of July is a real write-off. Swell hangs around 0.5ft to 1.5ft, all from the WNW with periods between 8 and 10 seconds, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore. The wave energy stays below 50 most of the time. Even the glassy period on Wednesday the 8th morning only gives us a 1ft wave.

Friday the 10th of July offers a tiny glimmer. We get a 1.5ft WNW swell with a 9-second period, but the morning is glassy again – wind from the WNW at just 3 mph – and the wave energy climbs to 78. The description says “surfable but very ordinary,” and I agree. It’s clean, but you’ll be fighting for scraps. Not worth paddling out for, honestly.

Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are dominated by increasing wind. Saturday sees a 22 mph cross-onshore blow that chops up even a 2.5ft swell, and the energy hits 123 (moderate), but the poor conditions kill it. Sunday morning the 12th has a brief clean moment with a cross-offshore NE breeze at 6 mph, and a 3ft WNW swell with an 8-second period. The energy is 100 (moderate) – it’s surfable, but again, very ordinary.

Now, here’s where it gets a bit interesting. Monday the 13th of July morning sees a 2.5ft WNW groundswell with a long 13-second period, and the energy surges to 289 (moderate). The wind is only a light cross-onshore (NW, 6 mph) so it’s clean enough, but the description flags it as “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions.” That long period (13 seconds) is a groundswell, and for a spot like Leca, it’s a beach break, so it might break a bit too straight. Still, it’s the most energy we’ve seen. The afternoon gets messy again.

Tuesday the 14th of July keeps the momentum. Tuesday morning has a 4ft WNW swell with a 10-second period and energy of 375 (moderate). Again, light cross-onshore wind, but the swell is pushing 4ft – getting a bit too much for beginners. The afternoon jumps to 4.5ft from the NW with the same period, energy hits 659 (strong), but the wind goes to 15 mph cross-onshore, making it a choppy mess. Not worth it.

Wednesday the 15th and Thursday the 16th drop back down to 3ft swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so the quality is poor.

Then we hit the best day of the whole run. Friday the 17th of July morning delivers a 4.5ft NW swell with an 8-second period and combined energy of 298 (moderate). The wind is light cross-onshore from the NW at 6 mph, so it’s clean enough. The description says “marginal surf forecast or questionable tide conditions” but the

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