Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s cut the crap and look at the next couple weeks. Honestly, the first stretch is a total loss. We’ve got onshore winds, choppy water, and no real swell to speak of.

From Friday the 21st right through to the 27th, it’s just the same old story. Small, weak swell from the SSW mixing with junky, short-period WNW windswell. The winds are cross-onshore, which just ruins anything that might try to break. Friday morning, you’ve got 0.5m of SSW groundswell on a 13-second period, but the energy is weak (305), and it's all bumpy. It’s not worth getting wet for.

The middle of that week is no better. The swell energy picks up a bit, hitting 466 on Wednesday the 26th, but the period is 7 seconds and the wind is up. That's just choppy, blown-out mess. By Thursday the 27th, we see some size – 2.0m – but it’s a short-interval windswell and those cross-onshore winds are going to make it unrideable slop. This is the kind of surf that makes you question your life choices.

Now, save your energy for the end of the month. The 28th and 29th show a pulse of longer-period SSW groundswell, with the energy jumping into the 800-1000 range. That brings proper lines, but the height is still small, only 0.8m to 1.1m, and the WNW winds are still gonna be cross-onshore and annoying. It's marginal, a real "maybe for a dawny if you're keen" kind of deal. This might be the best of a bad bunch, but that's not saying much.

Then we go into another flat, windy stretch from the 30th all the way through September 1st. It’s just nothing.

But hold on, let’s look at that forecast for the 2nd and 3rd of September. The wind finally drops right out, going light and variable. Tuesday the 2nd has 1.1m of WNW swell, but the period is still short. Wednesday the 3rd is where it's at. The wind is super light, and we’ve got 0.6m of SSW groundswell with a 19-second period. The energy is moderate (356) but that long period means it will have some push. For a reef like Leffingwell Landing (South coast), that could be the cleanest, most lined-up surf we see in the whole run. It’ll be small, but it will be glassy.

Thursday the 4th also has potential. The SSW swell is a touch bigger, around 0.9m-1.0m, with a 16-17 second period, and the winds stay light and even go cross-shore in the afternoon. The energy is still moderate (598-759), but this looks like the most promising window for a proper surf. It's a long way out, so don't get too excited, but it's something to mark on the calendar.

Water temp is around 60°F, which is about right for this time of year.

So, to sum it up: the next week is a right-off. Don't bother. The only real light at the end of the tunnel is around the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th of September, when the wind dies and the longer period swell arrives. It’s a promise, not a guarantee, but it's all we've got. Stay patient.

Rusty

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