Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at the only game in town for the next 16 days: Leffingwell Landing. This is a reef setup, exposed to the swell, and it needs a good WNW direction to really fire. We've got a bit of a mixed bag coming our way.

Right now, things are pretty quiet at Leffingwell. The first few days are looking marginal at best with small, weak 3ft swell coming from the SSW, which isn't its ideal direction. The overall wave energy is sitting around 432 to 469 on the energy scale, which is pretty weak. There's not much to get excited about on Saturday the 11th or Sunday the 12th. The water temperature is feeling about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

Now, Monday the 13th morning is where we get a little glimmer. We've got glassy conditions with that same small 3ft SSW swell, but the wind is dead calm – glassy clean. It's still a bit small and not really the right direction for the spot to shine, but it'll be the cleanest surf of this first week.

After that, things go a bit downhill. From Tuesday the 14th through to the end of the week, the swell tries to pick up a bit, but the wind is all wrong. It's a relentless cross-onshore from the WNW, blowing at 12 to 19 mph. The waves get choppy and lumpy, and the period drops right down to a short 7-8 seconds. Around the 16th and 17th, the wave energy does get up into the moderate range, hitting 800 to 1091 on the energy scale, but with those winds, the quality is poor. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

We get a bit of a break and some cleaner conditions from the 18th onward, with lighter winds and even some offshore flow. The swell is small again, around 3 to 3ft, but the period is now a very long 16 to 18 seconds. This is proper groundswell energy. That long period will help the waves hold up a bit at this reef, even if it's not huge. The wave energy stays moderate, around 500 to 900 on the energy scale. The standout window here is Wednesday morning, July 22nd. It's another glassy morning, with that 3ft SSW swell and a 14-second period. That's a clean, workable wave for the advanced crew that knows this break. Crowds are possible here, so get out early.

The final few days of the outlook, around July 25th and 26th, we see the swell size starting to build again, with 5ft to 8ft swell from the WNW. That's the right direction! But the period drops back to a short 7-9 seconds and winds stay onshore. It's a promising sign for the long-term forecast, but it's too far out to be certain, and the quality will be lacking.

Best bet? Keep your eye on the small, clean windows like Monday morning the 13th and Wednesday morning the 22nd for the cleanest, most user-friendly waves, even if they're not big. Anything with size and period looks like it'll be blown out.

Rusty.

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