Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Leffingwell Landing over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, and for the first week, it’s a real tough story. The surf is tiny, the wind is mostly on it or cross-onshore, and the comments don’t lie—it’s marginal or poor. We’re looking at swell in the 2 ft to 3 ft range, and the energy is nothing special. The first real glimmer of hope doesn't show up until Tuesday the 22nd. That’s a long gap of basically nothing, so don’t get your hopes up for this week.

Now, the standout period kicks off on Tuesday the 22nd of September. Tuesday morning at Leffingwell Landing is the real deal. We’ve got a clean 3 ft groundswell out of the SW with a long period of 16 seconds. The wind is dead glass—absolutely calm. This is a reef break, so that long period is going to wrap in clean and offer up some proper shape. The water temp is 63°, which is right about normal for this time of year. If you can get out there, this is your best window.

Wednesday the 23rd is also looking sweet. Morning has a clean 3 ft SW swell at 15 seconds, with a light offshore cross-off breeze. Then Wednesday afternoon turns glassy again. Solid consistency for a couple of days there.

After that, it gets messy again. The swell stays small but the wind comes back onshore, and by the 27th and 28th, we see a bump in size—up to 5 ft—but the period drops to a short 6 seconds and it’s choppy and cross-onshore. That’s more of a mess than a wave. On the 30th, the energy jumps, but again it’s 6 ft of short-period windswell with onshore wind. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. The real window is Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd. Get it while it’s glassy and clean. After that, it’s back to waiting.

Rusty.

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