Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, it’s a pretty grim stretch for Leffingwell Landing. We’ve got a lot of small, choppy, and onshore days ahead. The real standout window is a bit of a surprise, coming up in the second week, but we’ve got to wade through a lot of average to poor conditions to get there.

The first week is a tough one. From Tuesday, July 28th, through to the end of the month, we’re looking at wind-affected, cross-onshore slop day after day. The mornings offer a slight glimmer with swell around 3 ft to 4 ft, but the wind is almost always from the WNW, putting a chop on it. The water temperature is sitting at 58°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. The wave energy is moderate, but it’s not translating into anything rideable thanks to the wind. Thursday morning, July 30th, is the best of a bad bunch with a 3 ft SSW swell, light offshore wind, and some clean conditions, but the size is too small to get excited about. The rest of the days are a write-off.

We hit a bit of a bump on Sunday, August 2nd. The morning sees a solid 8 ft NW swell pumping in, with high energy (1916), but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That’s too big for most, and the wind is a mess. Stick to the reef, but honestly, it’s not a pretty picture.

The real standout, the only one worth making a plan for, comes on Saturday, August 8th, and Sunday, August 9th. We’ve got a long-period groundswell from the SSW, 16-17 seconds, pushing in at 2 ft. It’s tiny, but the wind is light, from the SW, and the energy is moderate (466 on Saturday morning). This is a classic glassy, clean morning window. Long period swell like this (15 seconds plus) loves a reef setup like Leffingwell Landing, so the shape should be there. It’s just going to be small. The crowds are listed as “sometimes” here, so you might get a few others on it, but on a 2 ft day, it shouldn’t be a zoo.

After that, the last few days of the forecast drop back into the doldrums with tiny, onshore windswell. Not much to see.

So, to be straight with you: the best session on offer is the Saturday morning, August 8th, at Leffingwell Landing. It’s a long-period, glassy, tiny wave. It’s not going to be a barnburner, but it’s the cleanest, most surfable window we’ve got. The Sunday morning, August 9th, is a similar story but a touch smaller. Everything else is a battle with the wind. Don’t hold your breath for the first week.

Rusty.

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