Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Leffingwell Landing over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, straight up, this is a tough run. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the first real chance of anything half-decent doesn’t roll in until the morning of Sunday the 13th of July. Before that, the Sunday the 12th is a write-off—marginal surf and poor conditions. So we’re talking a bit of a slow start.

Sunday 13th July – Monday 14th July
Monday morning the 13th is actually the hidden gem here. We’ve got a clean, glassy morning with the water feeling much colder than normal for this time of year—the anomaly is -3°. The swell is small, just 3ft coming from the SSW with a 13-second period, and the combined energy is moderate at 412. It’s not going to be big, but with glassy conditions and that longer period, the shape should be decent at this reef. This is your window if you want a paddle without the wind hassle. The afternoon turns onshore and messy, so get in early.

Tuesday 15th July – Thursday 17th July
From Tuesday morning the 14th, the swell picks up a bit to 4ft from the WNW, but the period drops to a short 8 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore. It’s choppy and not worth your time. Wednesday and Thursday see the swell building up to 8ft and 8ft on the afternoons, but the wind is onshore and strong—fresh breezes at 30 km/h. Combined energy reaches strong to very strong (over 1000 on Thursday afternoon), but for paddle surfing, it’s a messy, lumpy mess. Honestly, with those cross-onshore winds and a beach-reef setup, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than a proper surf.

Friday 18th July – Sunday 20th July
Friday the 17th morning offers a sliver of hope: 5ft from the WNW with a 9-second period and light cross-shore wind. It’s marginal—score is low—but better than the previous days. The afternoon goes onshore and tiny. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th bring lingering long-period groundswell (16–18 seconds) but with onshore winds again and very small wave heights around 2ft to 3ft. Combined energy is moderate, but the quality isn’t there. These are promising in theory for a reef break, but the wind ruins it.

Monday 21st July – Saturday 26th July
The middle of the third week (21st–23rd) teases us with a clean moment on Wednesday afternoon the 22nd. The wind switches to a light cross-offshore from the SSE at just 3 mph, the swell is a consistent 3ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, and the combined energy sits at a moderate 435. This is the second standout: clean conditions for a reef break. The swell direction matches the optimum WNW reasonably well, and with the light wind, it should be rideable. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have company.

The rest of that week and into the weekend (24th–27th) is mostly onshore chop or marginal conditions. There’s a spike in energy on Sunday the 26th morning with 6ft from the WNW and combined energy hitting very strong at 1207, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, period is short at 9 seconds. Not for the faint-hearted if it’s messy.

Best bets: The standout is Monday morning the 13th of July for a glassy, small clean session. The backup is Wednesday afternoon the 22nd of July, with light offshore wind and consistent waist-high SSW groundswell. Both are for the patient surfer.

Rusty.

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