Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks. We’ve only got one spot on the radar this time, so let’s get straight into it.

Alright, so the overall pattern is a bit of a mixed bag. There’s a good pulse of swell early on, but the winds are going to be a problem for most of it, messing up the quality. Then it drops right off into a long, quiet spell with nothing much to offer until a possible pulse right at the very end of the outlook.

Leffingwell Landing is our only player here, a reef break that’s advanced and very consistent, exposed for a WNW swell. It’s a spot that can handle a good swell, but you need the wind to play nice.

We kick off on Friday, July 10th with some proper size rolling in. We’re looking at a solid 7 ft swell from the NW in the morning, with a moderate wave energy reading (1322). But here’s the kicker – the wind is onshore from the WNW at 10 km/h. It’s enough to put a bump on it, and by the afternoon it gets worse with a 20 km/h cross-onshore wind making it choppy. It’s a shame because the size is there for the taking, but it’s going to be messy. This is more of a “watch it from the car park” kind of day for most.

Saturday, July 11th, the swell drops right off to 3 ft from the SSW. The period jumps up to 15 seconds, which is a long-period groundswell, but the problem is the wind is cross-onshore in the morning and onshore in the afternoon. That clean, long-period energy is getting chopped up before it even hits the reef. Not your day.

Sunday, July 12th, same story – 3 ft of SSW swell with a long 14-second period, but we’ve got cross-shore winds which aren’t ideal, though the wave energy is still moderate (501 to 563). The conditions are keeping things marginal.

Now, Monday, July 13th is where we get our one true standout. The morning session is looking magic. The swell is still only 3 ft from the SSW with that lovely 13-second period, which means nice, lined-up waves. But the real beauty is the wind. It’s dead calm – glassy, flat as a pancake. No wind rips, no chop. The wave energy is moderate at 474, and for a reef break, that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. This is the one to point the car at. If you can get out there Monday morning, you’ll be rewarded with clean, peeling lines. The water temperature is about average for the time of year.

From Tuesday, July 14th right through to late July, it’s a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. The swell varies from 3 ft to 5 ft, but it’s all short-period windswell (7-8 seconds) with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The wave energy is mostly moderate (357 to 507) but the quality is just not there.

Tuesday, July 15th afternoon has a 30 km/h fresh breeze making it lumpy. Not good. Wednesday, July 16th brings a bit of size back at 8 ft but with onshore winds again – just messy. This pattern holds for the rest of the week into the next.

We hit a real dry spell from Friday, July 17th onwards. The swell drops to between 3 ft and 4 ft with long periods (14-18 seconds) but the winds are always onshore or cross-onshore. It’s that classic “looks good on paper, feels crummy in the water” vibe. The wave energy stays moderate (457 to 744) but without clean conditions, there’s no point.

Thursday, July 23rd afternoon shows a spike to 7 ft from the WNW, but it’s short-period (7 seconds) and the wind is onshore. More of the same.

Finally, on Friday, July 24th afternoon and Saturday, July 25th morning, we see another pulse of size – 8 ft and 7 ft from the WNW respectively. The wave energy jumps to strong (1024 on Friday afternoon). The wind is onshore, but it’s light, so it might be a little less messy. This is the second possible highlight, but it’s further out and less reliable. The Saturday morning looks a bit cleaner than Friday, but that’s a big, powerful swell pushing in. At over 8 ft and short-period, this is strictly for the experienced crew.

So, to sum it up: if you want a calm, clean session with good lines, you’re looking at Monday morning, July 13th. That’s your best bet. After that, there’s a massive gap of poor conditions until maybe the very last weekend of July, which is a promising but uncertain long-range possibility. It’s not a great run, but that Monday morning glass-off is a true gold nugget in the dirt.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty.

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