Surf Forecasts:
Leca surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, WNW swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Leca this week:
The surf forecast for Leca over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leca in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leca over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s look at the outlook for Leca. To be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent waves. There’s nothing really breaking through that’s worth getting excited about.
Right now, and for the next week and a half, the conditions just aren’t there. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1 ft to 2 ft, coming from the WNW. The period is short, usually around 6 to 9 seconds, so it’s weak, gutless stuff – combined swell energy is mainly in the 2-digit range (29 to 105), which is weak to barely moderate. Winds are nearly always cross-on or onshore, from the WSW or NW, and that’s keeping the surface messy. Thursday morning the 9th has a light 10 km/h cross-on breeze, but with only 2 ft of swell and a 9-second period, it’s just small, bumpy ripples. Saturday the 11th morning has a moment of onshore wind from the WSW at just 5 km/h, and the swell picks up a bit of period to 11 seconds, but the height is only 1 ft with weak energy (88). You’d be scratching for anything.
The water temperature is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting around 63° with a -2° anomaly, so you’ll want a thicker wetsuit if you’re even thinking about going in.
The only faint glimmer comes right at the end of the window. Sunday morning the 19th and Monday morning the 20th. On the 19th, the wind goes glassy early with a WSW breeze at 5 km/h, and we get a 3 ft NW swell at 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 122 (moderate). It’s not great, it’s only rated as surfable but very ordinary. Then on the 20th, similar story – glassy conditions again, 4 ft NW swell at 7 seconds, energy at 139. Still, it’s not what I’d call a standout. It’s more of a “if you’re desperate” situation. The swell is still short-period, and those beach breaks won’t offer much shape.
Because this area is fairly consistent, this blank run is a bit of a surprise, but it happens. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing during the afternoons when the wind picks up to 19 mph or more, like on the 17th and 18th.
Keep an eye on it, but for now? Save your energy. Forecasts can change, but right now there’s nothing to recommend.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 46 | 70 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07AM3.30m | 11:26PM3.41m | 11:52AM3.46m | 00:13AM3.47m | 12:37PM3.56m | 1:00AM3.46m | 1:23PM3.60m | 1:49AM3.39m | 2:10PM3.56m | 2:39AM3.25m | 3:00PM3.46m | 3:33AM3.07m | 3:55PM3.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.73m | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:01PM0.59m | 6:21AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:06AM0.54m | 7:36PM0.51m | 7:51AM0.62m | 8:26PM0.58m | 8:39AM0.75m | 9:18PM0.71m | 9:29AM0.92m | 10:16PM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 46 | 70 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 17 | NW 4 | W 17 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | SW 19 | W 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 3 | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 300 | 19 | 61 | 208 | 38 | 58 | 161 | 30 | 9 | 161 | 0 | 110 | 163 | 96 | 82 | 161 | 0 | 82 | 161 | 52 |
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