Surf Forecasts:
Leffingwell Landing surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 22 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 889 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Leffingwell Landing this week:
The surf forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leffingwell Landing in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 12s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 128 | 122 | 264 | 201 | 288 | 174 | 167 | 303 | 303 | 183 | 255 | 375 | 323 | 379 | 379 | 606 | 465 | 465 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.35m | 1:41PM1.86m | 4:55AM1.31m | 2:30PM1.79m | 7:27AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.74m | 8:07AM1.42m | 4:59PM1.74m | 8:28AM1.48m | 6:08PM1.78m | 8:46AM1.53m | 7:03PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.57m | 7:06AM1.16m | 9:31PM0.61m | 7:33AM1.27m | 10:50PM0.62m | 8:29AM1.35m | 00:04AM0.59m | 10:56AM1.38m | 1:01AM0.53m | 12:24PM1.33m | 1:44AM0.47m | 1:18PM1.24m | 2:18AM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 128 | 103 | 111 | 84 | 288 | 174 | 167 | 165 | 303 | 47 | 255 | 375 | 149 | 379 | 379 | 249 | 222 | 465 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 88 | 87 | 122 | 264 | 201 | 56 | 162 | 12 | 303 | 107 | 101 | 99 | 67 | 311 | 48 | 49 | 358 | 465 | 47 | 405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 85 | 74 | 107 | 31 | 54 | 116 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 183 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 16 | 2 | 55 | 55 | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 164 | 8 | 61 | 131 | 50 | 93 | 323 | 129 | 374 | 606 | 419 | 255 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 23 | 0 | 173 | 1 | 119 | 153 | 1 | 166 | 91 | 1 | 277 | 153 | 23 | 153 | 172 | 1 | 144 | 153 | 1 |
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