Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple weeks for the stretch of coast around Leffingwell Landing. Honestly, it’s a bit of a quiet spell for us, with more marginal days than any real standouts. The water’s runnin’ a bit colder than usual for this time of year, about 60°F – feels a touch nippy, a degree colder than the norm, so you’ll wanna grab a thicker spring suit.

We’ve got a bit of a gap to start, with the first couple of days offering nothing worth paddlin’ out for. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are both a write-off – poor surf conditions with a cross-onshore breeze and choppy water. The swell is there, but the wind’s got it all jumbled. Sunday the 30th is more of the same.

Monday the 31st sees a little improvement, but it’s still a marginal call. The morning has a light onshore breeze and a 3ft SSW swell with a very long period of 14 seconds – that’s good energy, but it’s a groundswell. At a reef break, that could work, but the wind is onshore, and the combined energy is moderate (700). It’s not a total loss, but you’d be pickin’ through it.

The real standout, if you can call it that, looks like it’s a long way off. On Saturday the 12th of September, we’ve got the makings of something special. The morning is lookin’ glassy – dead calm, clear skies, and a light WSW breeze that’s almost offshore. The swell is 3ft from the SSW with a period of 15 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (430), but the conditions will be clean. That’s the one to circle on the calendar, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on the forecasts.

The rest of the week into early September is mostly a mix of small, onshore slop or marginal conditions. There’s a brief spike on Friday the 4th afternoon with a 5ft NW swell, but the period is short at 12 seconds, and the wind is onshore, so it’s not gonna be anything special. Another pulse on Saturday the 12th afternoon brings a 8ft WNW swell, but the period is a very short 7 seconds – that’s windswell, and it’s too big for beginners, messy, and only for the experts if they’re keen on a washing machine.

Overall, it’s a quiet period with a lot of gap days. If you’re hanging for a wave, the Saturday the 12th morning glass-off is your best bet, but it’s a long wait. The reef at Leffingwell Landing can handle the long-period groundswell, so if the wind holds, it’ll be worth the trip.

Rusty.

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