Surf Forecasts:
Leffingwell Landing surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 892 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Leffingwell Landing this week:
The surf forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leffingwell Landing in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 14s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s look at the next couple of weeks for Leffingwell Landing. It’s a slow start with the real highlight hiding in the second half.
Water’s sitting at 59° – that’s about 3° cooler than normal for this time of year, so you’ll be needing the thick rubber. From Friday the 4th all the way through to Tuesday the 8th, it’s mostly a waste of time. We’ve got tiny, short-period swell with a lot of onshore breeze. The combined energy is weak (861 down to 118), with the swell barely hitting 3ft. The waves will be messy. Don’t bother.
Things start to clean up on Wednesday the 9th. The morning looks good with a cross-offshore breeze and a cleaner 5ft swell from the SSW with a 12-second period. The energy jumps to 906, but the afternoon turns sloppy again. Thursday the 10th is the best of the early stuff – clean conditions with light cross-offshore winds from the SSE. The swell drops a bit to 3ft from the SSW, but the period stretches to a beautiful 17 seconds, giving it some real power (combined energy 893). It’s a reef here, so those groundswell lines should set up nicely, but be aware that the crowds are around sometimes.
Friday the 11th is back to marginal, and then we hit a big dry spell from Saturday the 12th through Sunday the 14th. Choppy, onshore, small and weak. Not worth the drive.
Here’s the real standout: Tuesday the 15th. This is the one. Early morning we’ve got a 5ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period, but the wind is glassy. Dead flat. That combined energy is a solid 596. That is going to be clean, smooth, and lined up. The cooler water is still there, but the morning session at Leffingwell will be money. The afternoon gets a little wind, so hit it early. This is the best session of the whole forecast by a long shot.
After that it drops off again. Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th are tiny, weak groundswell – not worth it. Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th see a bit more size (4ft to 3ft) but with onshore winds and moderate energy (854 and 621), it’s messy again.
To sum it up: there’s a big quiet stretch in the middle of the outlook. Grab it on the 10th, but for sure mark your calendar for the morning of Tuesday the 15th. That’s the one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SW 19 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 667 | 733 | 589 | 546 | 422 | 405 | 334 | 264 | 101 | 57 | 94 | 80 | 49 | 132 | 703 | 579 | 477 | 510 | 400 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:05PM2.00m | 7:41AM1.39m | 5:24PM2.04m | 8:24AM1.49m | 6:36PM2.11m | 8:58AM1.59m | 7:39PM2.17m | 9:30AM1.69m | 8:35PM2.19m | 10:00AM1.79m | 9:26PM2.16m | 10:30AM1.88m | 10:15PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM1.25m | 00:15AM0.37m | 10:48AM1.30m | 1:18AM0.26m | 12:24PM1.24m | 2:09AM0.17m | 1:35PM1.12m | 2:53AM0.13m | 2:33PM0.98m | 3:32AM0.15m | 3:24PM0.83m | 4:08AM0.23m | 4:13PM0.70m | 4:42AM0.35m | |||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 563 | 667 | 733 | 589 | 546 | 422 | 440 | 585 | 736 | 891 | 905 | 1052 | 848 | 784 | 851 | 703 | 579 | 477 | 352 | 338 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 182 | 160 | 20 | 133 | 218 | 326 | 405 | 334 | 80 | 49 | 57 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 34 | 19 | 196 | 358 | 510 | 400 | 362 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 12 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 116 | 158 | 84 | 123 | 110 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 264 | 58 | 7 | 50 | 80 | 44 | 132 | 184 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 36 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 5 | — | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 45 | — | 16 | 60 | 86 | 75 | — | 101 | 54 | 94 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 60 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 174 | 0 | 38 | 174 | 1 | 140 | 173 | 0 | 23 | 174 | 0 | 174 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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