Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: this 16-day stretch for Leffingwell Landing is a bit of a grind. The models are showing some energy, but it's mostly messy, onshore, and not doing us any favors. We're looking at a lot of small, wind-affected surf. The good news is the water is running a bit colder than average for this time of year, so a thicker wetsuit is your friend. It's not going to be a classic run, but there are a couple of windows where it might just line up.

Right out of the gate, Tuesday the 4th is a write-off. Tiny 3ft swell with a light cross-onshore breeze, and the energy is weak (277). It's just not worth the paddle. Wednesday the 5th is even worse, dropping to 1ft with an onshore wind. The energy drops right off (129), and it's just messy. Thursday the 6th isn't much better, with a small, short-period swell and onshore winds. We're looking at a pretty flat start.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. Friday morning, the 7th, the wind is forecast to go glassy. Absolutely glassy. The swell is still small, around 2ft, but it's coming from the SSW with a long 19-second period. The energy is building (334). This is the kind of clean, glassy morning that can make a small wave feel a whole lot better than it looks. It's a reef break, so it holds that long-period swell better than a beach break would. Friday afternoon the onshore wind kills it again, so it's a morning session only.

The weekend is a bit of a mixed bag. Saturday morning the 8th has a touch more size (3ft) but a cross-shore wind messes it up. Sunday the 9th shows a jump in energy (505) with a building 4ft swell by the afternoon, but that WNW wind is on it, making it lumpy. Monday the 10th has similar size, but again, the wind is not our friend. It's all marginal.

The middle of the week is a lot of the same – small SSW swells, onshore winds, and low energy. It's not until Thursday the 14th that things start to look a little more promising. The energy really starts to build through the day, hitting 792 by the afternoon. Swell is up to 3ft from the SSW with an 18-second period. The wind is still cross-onshore, but it's light. This is a long-range call, so don't book the trip yet, but it's the first sign of a real pulse.

Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th are the standouts on offer. The swell holds around 4ft from the SSW with a 16-second period, and the energy is strong, in the 700s. The wind is forecast to be very light, almost glassy, on the mornings. This is the window. The direction is right for the reef, the period is solid, and with light winds, it could be clean. It's for advanced surfers, no doubt, but this is the best chance for a proper wave in the whole run. The morning sessions on the 15th and 16th look the best. After that, it looks like things start to back off again, with a lot of small, onshore slop for the last few days.

So, keep your head up. It's a slow start, but there's a real, albeit distant, light at the end of the tunnel for next weekend. The 7th is a sneaky glassy morning, but the 15th and 16th are the ones to circle.

Rusty.

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