Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s get into it. We’re looking at a challenging run ahead at Leffingwell Landing. This is a reef setup that works best with a solid WNW swell, and it’s a spot for advanced surfers only. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.

The pattern for the next two weeks is… rough. We’ve got plenty of swell energy pushing in, but the wind and chop are just killing the quality for most of it. There are long gaps where it’s just not worth paddling out.

We start off on Thursday, July 16th – it’s a write-off. Clean 6 feet of WNW swell but that cross-on wind is making a mess. The energy is moderate (667), but the conditions are poor. By Friday morning, July 17th, there’s a flicker of hope. We’ve got a 6 feet NW swell, but the wind is straight onshore. The energy is strong (1106), but it’s a marginal call at best – only a 3 out of 10, and that’s probably generous. That 8-second period is short and weak, not giving us any real push.

The rest of the first week is a grind. Saturday the 18th drops to 3 feet with a very long 18-second period from the SW. That groundswell has great energy (930), but at that size and with a long period on a reef, it might be too straight and tricky to get into. Wind is onshore, so expect bumpy lines.

From Sunday the 19th all the way through Thursday the 24th July, it’s mostly small surf (2 feet to 3 feet) with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy stays moderate (235 to 915), but the scores are all poor or marginal. There’s a very long period SW groundswell (24 seconds) showing up on Friday morning the 24th, but at 3 feet with onshore wind, it’s just not going to stack up.

The second week gets a bit more interesting in size, but not in quality. Sunday the 26th July afternoon has a sharp 8 feet WNW swell with very strong energy (1288) – that’s proper size, but the cross-onshore wind and 7-second period make it a lumpy, choppy mess. This is expert territory only, and honestly, it looks more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surf day.

The final few days from the 27th to the 31st of July keep showing solid energy (up to 1817 on the 27th afternoon) but with persistent cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions. The swell is mainly long-period SSW groundswell (16-19 seconds), which could wrap in nicely at a reef, but the wind just won’t let it shine. The size stays in the 4 feet to 5 feet range, so it’s not huge, but it’s never clean.

Overall, there are no true standouts here. The best bet might be the Friday morning, July 17th session if you can handle onshore bumps, or the very long period swell on Saturday morning, July 18th, if you’re a patient surfer looking for a clean-ish window. But honestly, this forecast is a tough one. It’s not going to stay poor forever, forecasts can shift.

- Rusty

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