Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is a bit of a struggle. The wind is mostly cross-on, and the swell is messy. We’re looking at a lot of choppy, poor conditions. The only real hope on the horizon is a late run of clean, glassy conditions with some long-period groundswell, but it's small. Hang in there.

The first real chance of a wave comes on the morning of Thursday, July 30th, at Leffingwell Landing. It’s a reef break, very consistent, and it’s exposed to the swell. The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 58°F with a -3°F anomaly. The swell is a modest 3ft from the SSW with a slow 16-second period, giving it moderate energy (1140). The wind is a light cross-on from the WNW, which will leave some ripples on the face. It’s a marginal call, but it’s the best we’ve got early on. The rest of that week and into the first weekend of August is a write-off – the wind picks up, the swell gets short and bumpy, and the conditions are poor. The morning of Sunday, August 2nd, sees a bigger swell hit 8ft from the NW with a 9-second period, which pumps the energy up (1934), but it’s still cross-on and choppy. That’s expert territory size-wise, but the wind ruins it.

The second week is where it gets interesting. After a long stretch of garbage, we finally see a change. On the morning of Thursday, August 7th, the wind goes glassy, coming from the S at just 3 mph. The swell is tiny, only 2ft, but it’s an SSW groundswell with a very long 19-second period. The energy is low (300), but those long lines will be clean and make paddling out a breeze. The water is still cold. This is the standout moment. The afternoon session is even better with a light cross-off breeze from the S, keeping it clean. The swell stays small through the 8th and 9th with light winds, but it’s the morning of the 7th that’s the pick of the entire forecast. It’s a rare window of truly clean conditions at this spot.

As we head into the second week, the wind stays light, but the swell direction wobbles around. The morning of Tuesday, August 12th, shows a pulse of 5ft from the NW with an 8-second period and moderate energy (718), but it’s onshore, so the quality is questionable. The real magic of the 7th is the only one I’d circle on the calendar.

So, to sum it up: a long, frustrating gap with no real surf, then a small but beautifully clean window on the morning of August 7th. That’s your moment.

Rusty, signing off.

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