Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Lookin’ over the next 16 days for Leffingwell Landing, and I gotta be straight with ya – it’s a bit of a tough stretch. This spot’s a very consistent reef break, advanced-level, and it’s exposed to the swell, but the conditions are just not lining up for a proper session for most of the run. There’s a few windows where it might clean up, but you’ll have to be patient.

The first real chance that’s worth paddling out for is on Wednesday, September 9th, in the morning. That’s the standout. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the SW with a very long period of 19 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy, and for a reef, that’s a recipe for some nice, lined-up waves. The real kicker is the glassy wind, coming from the NNE at just 3 mph. It’ll be dead calm, no chop, just clean faces. The water’s sitting at 59°F, which is a touch colder than usual for this time of year (anomaly of -3°F). The combined energy is moderate at 313. Don’t expect huge waves, but the quality could be there for a few hours. It’s a rare good window, so make the most of it.

Before that, it’s pretty grim. From the start of the forecast on Saturday, September 5th, through to Tuesday, September 8th, it’s all poor surf or marginal conditions. The swell is mostly small or short-period, and the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess of things. You’ll be looking at a lot of choppy, lumpy, or just flat slop.

After that Wednesday morning glass-off, the quality drops right off again. The afternoon of the 9th gets a moderate onshore breeze, and from Thursday the 10th right through to the morning of Thursday the 17th, it’s a long stretch of poor or marginal conditions. Most of the readings are zero scores, with onshore and cross-onshore winds in the 9-19 mph range, often making for choppy or lumpy surf. There’s a few pulses of bigger swell – like 8 ft on Saturday the 12th afternoon and 8 ft on Sunday the 13th afternoon – but the wind is strong and onshore, ruining it. Those bigger waves are only for experts anyway, but the mess will make it a battle.

There’s a glimmer of hope at the very end. On Friday, September 18th, in the morning, we get another shot. A 2 ft swell from the SW with a long 19-second period, light cross-shore wind from the S at 6 mph, and combined energy of 539 (moderate). The score is a 2, so it’s marginal, but that groundswell on a reef could clean up after the morning. The afternoon of the 18th also has an 8 ft WNW swell, but it’s cross-onshore and still only rated a 2 – probably a bit of a mess for all but the most experienced. Saturday, September 19th morning is similar: 2 ft SW, 18-second period, light cross-shore from the S. It’s a long-range call, so it’s promising but not locked in.

Overall, if you want a clean wave, the best bet is that Wednesday the 9th morning glass-off. The last few days of the forecast have some potential, but they’re marginal and long-range. Keep an eye on the wind, and don’t get your hopes up for the rest of it.

Rusty.

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