Surf Forecasts:
Leffingwell Landing surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NW swell with 860 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW 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 Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) 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 0.5m 12s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leffingwell Landing over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk surf.
Right now, it’s pretty average. Swell’s around but the wind is messing it up. We’ve got a few days of junk before things clean up.
Leffingwell Landing (California) is a reef break that’s very consistent. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
Sunday the 13th is a washout. Morning has a weak 2ft SSW swell (283 combined energy) with a moderate cross-onshore breeze. Afternoon jumps to 8ft but it’s a short-period 7-second wind swell (808 energy) with a fresh cross-onshore wind. Choppy and lumpy. No good.
Monday the 14th isn’t much better. Morning is 6ft from the WNW (896 energy) and still cross-onshore. Afternoon drops to 6ft (649 energy) with the same dirty wind. Not worth it.
Tuesday the 15th morning is where we get a break. Glassy conditions, wind only 5 km/h from the WSW. Swell is 5ft from the WNW with a 9-second period (468 energy). First clean window. It’s not huge but it’ll be fun.
Afternoon goes onshore, so the morning is the session.
Wednesday the 16th morning has a small 3ft WNW swell (405 energy) but the wind is cross-onshore again. Marginal.
Long period swells show up from the 16th afternoon through the 17th. SSW direction, 15-17 seconds (428-482 energy), but they’re small – 2ft to 3ft. Long period groundswell on a reef can be nice, but there’s no size and the wind is onshore.
Friday the 18th to Saturday the 19th is more of the same. Small long-period SW swell (492-479 energy) but cross-onshore wind.
Saturday the 19th afternoon brings a pulse: 7ft from the WNW with a 7-second period (828 energy). Wind is cross-onshore. Short period junk.
Sunday the 20th afternoon has 8ft WNW wind swell (1053 energy), strong but lumpy with a fresh cross-onshore breeze. More for kite surfing than paddling.
Monday the 21st morning is 3ft SW (925 energy) but still cross-onshore. No good.
Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd are marginal. Mornings have 3-3ft SW swell (523-540 energy) with very light wind, but still cross-onshore.
The real standout comes around Thursday the 24th morning : 3ft from the WNW (546 energy) with a light cross-shore wind. Clean.
Friday the 25th morning is the best of the lot: 4ft WNW swell (556 energy) with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSE. Clean conditions, nice shape. That’s the one.
Saturday the 26th morning is also good: 4ft WNW (581 energy) with a light cross-offshore breeze. Consistent and clean.
Sunday the 27th morning has 5ft from the NW (564 energy) with a clean cross-offshore wind. Short period at 7 seconds but it’s clean.
From Monday the 28th , it drops off with 2ft NW groundswell (449 energy) and cross-onshore wind. Back to poor conditions.
So the standout is Friday the 25th morning – clean, cross-offshore, and chest to head high. Saturday morning is similar. Get on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 638 | 505 | 504 | 500 | 453 | 311 | 371 | 131 | 122 | 264 | 201 | 288 | 174 | 188 | 303 | 303 | 183 | 255 | 375 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.01m | 00:44AM1.62m | 12:29PM1.98m | 1:43AM1.47m | 1:02PM1.93m | 2:59AM1.35m | 1:41PM1.86m | 4:55AM1.31m | 2:30PM1.79m | 7:27AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.74m | 8:07AM1.42m | 4:59PM1.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.51m | 6:12AM0.86m | 7:26PM0.53m | 6:40AM1.02m | 8:23PM0.57m | 7:06AM1.16m | 9:31PM0.61m | 7:33AM1.27m | 10:50PM0.62m | 8:29AM1.35m | 00:04AM0.59m | 10:56AM1.38m | 1:01AM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 87 | 193 | 251 | 108 | 453 | 311 | 212 | 131 | 111 | 138 | 88 | 288 | 174 | 188 | 165 | 303 | 101 | 255 | 375 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 29 | 58 | 85 | 108 | 41 | 106 | 127 | 88 | 87 | 122 | 264 | 201 | 56 | 44 | 58 | 303 | 107 | 183 | 101 | 57 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 57 | 44 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 82 | 74 | 107 | 14 | 55 | 116 | 117 | 151 | 55 | 52 | 14 | 31 | 16 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 638 | 505 | 504 | 500 | — | — | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 16 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 28 | 144 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 27 | 172 | 1 | 143 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 308 | 139 | 1 | 139 | 172 | 1 | 143 | 153 | 1 | 144 | 157 |
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