Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, this is a tough one. Leffingwell Landing is a reef that usually pumps, but the next few days are a total write-off. The wind is coming out of the WNW, right onshore or side-onshore, and it’s ruining everything. The swell is mostly short-period windswell, which is the right direction, but that wind is just chopping the surface to bits. Honestly, for the first few days, the surf is poor. It’s small, it’s messy, and you’re better off doing something else.

Friday, July 31st, we’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the SSW with a 14-second period, which sounds promising, but the cross-onshore wind at 9 mph is making it choppy. The water is feeling 2° colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 57°, and that’s a real shock to the system. The afternoon is even worse, with a bigger 5ft swell but the period drops to a pathetic 7 seconds, and the wind jumps to 16 mph. It’s just a mess.

Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are more of the same – waist-high, short-period slop with onshore or side-onshore winds. The combined swell energy on Sunday gets up to 680 (moderate energy), but it’s not doing you any favours with the wind.

We finally get a bit of a break on Monday, August 3rd. The morning has a 5ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period, which is a better shape. The wind drops to a light 3 mph from the WSW, making it a light side-onshore, but it’s glassing up a little. It’s still marginal. The afternoon looks a bit cleaner with a 6 mph offshore wind, but the swell is dropping to 4ft. Tuesday the 4th is similar, with a 4ft swell and light winds, but it’s all still just marginal.

The real standout, if you can wait, is shaping up around Saturday, August 8th, and especially Sunday, August 9th. The swell swings around to a long-period SSW groundswell. On the 9th, we’ve got a 3ft SSW swell with a 15-second period, and the combined energy is a solid 675 (moderate energy). The wind is light out of the SW at 3 mph, only a light side-onshore, so the surface will be clean. This is a classic reef swell – that long period will wrap around the point and give you some proper lines. It’s a reef break, so it handles that long period much better than a beach. The swell is small, but the quality should be there. It’s not a day for beginners, but it’s not big enough to be dangerous either. It’s just a really nice, mellow, clean day.

The following week, around Friday, August 14th, and Saturday, August 15th, we see the energy building again. The 15th has a 4ft SSW swell with a 16-second period and a combined energy of 879 (strong energy). The wind is only 3 mph from the WSW, so it’s nearly glassy. That is a very promising long-range call. The swell is still manageable for a good surfer, and the wind is looking perfect. It’s far out, so treat it as a hopeful one, but it’s got the makings of the best session of the whole window.

Rusty

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