Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get this straight. The 16-day window starts with a bit of a dud. There's a stretch of over a week where the surf is just plain poor, so don't rush out just yet. The first real chance to even consider getting wet is around the morning of Tuesday the 8th, but it's only a *marginal* call with questionable tide conditions and a cross-onshore breeze. The water's sitting at about 61°, which is a touch cooler than average for this time of year, so you'll want a good wetsuit.

The one spot on the map is Leffingwell Landing (a reef break). It's a very consistent wave for advanced crew only, and it's exposed to the WNW. The issue is, the predominant wind is hammering from the WNW, which is onshore or cross-onshore for most of the forecast. The swell energy is moderate, hitting around 420 (for the combined energy of all swells directed here) on the afternoon of Sunday the 6th, but the actual surf quality is described as "poor." The swell direction is from the SSW, which is definitely not its optimum WNW direction, making for a messy, choppy lineup.

You'll see the swell try to pick up a bit. Around Saturday the 12th afternoon, there's a jump to 8ft of short-period WNW swell, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, making it lumpy and blown out. By Sunday the 13th afternoon, it's hitting 8ft, but again, fresh cross-onshore wind and a short period of 7 seconds. That's a lot of water moving around, but it's messy and heavy for a reef. With that kind of wind and chop, it's looking more like a kite session than a surf session.

The best potential on offer, if you're willing to wait and be patient, comes later. Look at the morning of Friday the 18th. The swell is small, 2ft, but it's a long-period SW groundswell at 19 seconds. The wind is light and cross-on from the WSW at just 3 mph. That's about as clean as it gets for this break. The combined energy is moderate (511), and the long period means the waves will have shape, but the sets will be few and far between. It's a marginal call, but the best of a bad bunch. The morning of Tuesday the 16th also has a similar setup with light onshore wind and a 16-second period, but the swell is only 2ft.

So, the honest truth for this region: it's a pretty grim outlook. The surf is either too small, too blown out, or too messy for this reef. If you're desperate, keep an eye on the 18th for a glassy window, but don't hold your breath. The rest of the 16 days is a write-off.

Rusty.

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