Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the ocean’s got in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first few days are grim. There’s no surf worth paddling out for until Friday morning, July 10th. We’re talking a big gap of nothing but choppy, cross-onshore junk. It’s gonna be a tough wait.

Leffingwell Landing is our only spot on the map, so that’s where we’re stuck. It’s a reef break, very consistent, and it needs a WNW swell to really work its magic. The water temperature is sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – you’ll feel that nip for sure.

Now, the first real glimmer of hope comes on Friday morning, July 10th. We’ve got a 8ft swell rolling in from the NW with a 9-second period and the winds are blowing onshore, light. The combined wave energy is pumping at 1613 (moderate energy), but conditions are marginal. It’s not going to be perfect, but it’s the only game in town after that dry spell. Expect a bit of bump, but there might be something to work with for the advanced crew.

The next little tease is on Sunday, July 12th, with a drop in size to 3ft from the SSW, but the period is a long 14 seconds. That’s a groundswell with some grunt. But the wind is cross-on and light, creating just a bit of chop. It’s still a marginal call.

Here’s the standout. Monday morning, July 13th is your window. We get 4ft from the WNW, with a 9-second period, and the wind goes glassy. Dead calm. That’s clean. The energy is 564 (moderate energy), and for a reef, that long-period groundswell from the WNW is gonna groom nicely. This is the best on offer. It’s not huge, but with glassy conditions and the right direction, you’re looking at some clean, rippable lines. If you’re an advanced surfer, this is your moment.

After that, we get another lean spell. Tuesday morning, July 14th, has another glassy morning with a 4ft WNW swell, 8-second period – okay, but it’s short period. Then it picks up a bit on Wednesday, July 15th, to 5ft, but the wind goes cross-on and the energy is lower.

There’s a glimmer way out on Thursday, July 23rd – about two weeks away, so take this with a grain of salt. The SSE wind goes cross-off, giving us 3ft from the SSW with a 14-second period. The energy is 523, and the wind is light and clean. It’s a long-range promise, but if it holds, that could be a sneaky good morning with clean, lined-up waves.

Overall, the next 16 days are mostly a waiting game with a few small windows. The glassy Monday morning on July 13th is the real standout. Everything else is either too small, too short-period, or too windy. Don’t expect much for the beginners – any swell over 5ft is pushing it, and anything over 8ft is expert territory. For most of this, it’s about patience.

Rusty.

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