Surf Forecasts:
Leffingwell Landing surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 1,052 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW 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 Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 13s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the table for the next couple of weeks.
The overall pattern is a tough one. We’ve got a solid, consistent spot in Leffingwell Landing (a reef setup that’s very consistent) but the wind is a persistent problem. For most of the period, it's blowing cross-onshore, which is wrecking the quality. The first real opportunity to get a clean wave doesn’t appear until the morning of Wednesday, September 9th.
On that Wednesday morning, the wind goes glassy. That’s your moment. The swell is tiny at 2 ft from the SW, but the energy is actually building (313 combined energy). The period is a very long 19 seconds, which is pure groundswell. At a reef break, that long period will slide in with some real shape. It’s a small window, though, as the afternoon turns back to a cross-onshore breeze.
The next standout is a long way off, on Tuesday, September 22nd. The morning shows glassy conditions again with a 3 ft SW swell, and the energy is strong (832 combined energy). The period is a solid 16 seconds. This is the best-looking day on the board. Later that afternoon, the swell jumps to 6 ft from the WNW with a period of 12 seconds and the energy skyrockets (1486 combined energy). That’s a lot of power, but the wind turns onshore, so it might be a bit of a messy beast. For the advanced crew, that morning session on the 22nd is the one to have circled.
The rest of the time is a grind. The wind is almost always cross-onshore, and the swell direction is often from the SW, which is not the optimum WNW direction for this reef. Expect a lot of choppy, lumpy, and poor surf conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 61°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 84 | 51 | 81 | 156 | 68 | 184 | 316 | 381 | 510 | 464 | 430 | 425 | 342 | 515 | 214 | 720 | 717 | 253 | 452 | 729 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.59m | 7:39PM2.17m | 9:30AM1.69m | 8:35PM2.19m | 10:00AM1.79m | 9:26PM2.16m | 10:30AM1.88m | 10:15PM2.07m | 10:59AM1.95m | 11:03PM1.94m | 11:29AM1.99m | 11:52PM1.78m | 11:59AM2.01m | 00:44AM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM1.12m | 2:53AM0.13m | 2:33PM0.98m | 3:32AM0.15m | 3:24PM0.83m | 4:08AM0.23m | 4:13PM0.70m | 4:42AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.51m | 5:47PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.69m | 6:35PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 878 | 737 | 681 | 426 | 229 | 206 | 110 | 81 | 381 | 510 | 464 | 430 | 425 | 322 | 186 | 214 | 211 | 234 | 120 | 87 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 18 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 156 | 51 | 129 | 316 | 81 | 39 | 71 | 61 | 46 | 50 | 309 | 25 | 35 | 131 | 25 | 58 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 58 | 7 | 51 | 81 | 31 | 68 | 184 | 93 | 20 | 47 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 59 | 23 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 84 | — | — | 4 | 15 | — | 14 | 45 | 37 | 143 | 71 | 96 | 342 | 515 | 158 | 720 | 717 | 253 | 452 | 729 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 174 | 0 | 51 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 174 | 166 | 23 | 174 | 172 | 0 | 172 | 159 | 1 | 161 | 157 | 1 |
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