Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our local stretch. Honestly, the next 16 days are a bit of a grind. We’re looking at a long stretch of tricky conditions, so don’t get your hopes up too high for any magic sessions.

Right now, we’re in a poor run of surf. The water temp is sitting at 60°, which is about 1° cooler than normal for this time of year, so nothing too wild, just a bit nippy.

The first real chance to get wet doesn’t appear until Thursday the 27th at Leffingwell Landing. We’ll see a morning swell of 6ft coming from the NW with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (600), but it’s a cross-on breeze from the NW that’s going to make it choppy and gutless. It’s a marginal option at best, and honestly, the afternoon turns into a complete write-off with stronger winds.

Friday the 28th morning is a bit of a tease. The swell drops to 3ft, but it’s a long-period groundswell from the SSW (19 seconds). That gives it a solid energy reading (634). The wind goes glassy, offshore from the W at just 3 mph. That’s the cleanest window of the whole forecast. The problem is the size is tiny. It’s a high-quality wave for a micro-session, but you’ll be chasing ankle-biters. It’s a point break setup, so the long period will work well here, but the crowds are *sometimes* an issue, so you might have company.

From there, it’s a bleak run. The wind stays onshore or cross-on, and the swell is either too small, too short-period, or just messy. We get a few marginal mornings around September 5th and 6th with 4ft SSW swell (16 seconds) and light offshore winds, but the energy is moderate (744-793) and the quality just isn’t there. The conditions are described as marginal, so it’s more of a gamble than a guarantee.

The standout of the whole period is undeniably Friday the 28th, early morning. That’s the one window where everything aligns for a clean, glassy ride, even if it’s small. The rest of the time, the cross-on wind and short-period junk just kills it. If you’re a beginner, stay away from the bigger days on the 27th and 31st (over 5ft) as the chop will be nasty. For the experts, even the 6ft day on Thursday is ruined by the wind.

There’s a big gap of poor surf from the 29th all the way through to the 4th of September, with just a few marginal moments. Honestly, the setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on most of those afternoons with the cross-on breeze. I’d keep an eye on the forecasts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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