Leffingwell Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gonna break down the next couple of weeks for us at this one spot.

The first real sniff of a wave comes in on Monday the 3rd, but honestly, it’s a bit of a tease. We’ve got a 5ft swell from the WNW rolling in with a moderate 438 units of energy. The wind is light, but the forecast is calling it marginal, so don’t get your hopes up for anything clean. Monday afternoon gets worse as the wind picks up. Tuesday the 4th drops a notch to 3ft and the energy drops to 277, still just a bit meh. We drift through the middle of the week into a flat spell; Wednesday through Friday (5th to 7th) the swell is tiny, under 2ft.

Now, Friday morning the 7th is a real standout. It’s small, only 2ft, but look at that period – 19 seconds of pure, long-period groundswell from the SSW. The energy is a solid 305, and the wind is glassy. That’s clean. This is a reef break, so that long-period energy will wrap in beautifully. The water is sitting at 58°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so don’t forget the booties. Saturday morning the 8th sees a bit more size (3ft) with a cross-shore wind, but it’s a little messy.

The next real standout is Sunday the 9th. That morning session is the one to circle. We’ve got 4ft of WNW swell, energy jumping to 674, and it’s glassy again. The wind is light offshore from the SW, so it’ll be clean and lined up. That’s the best of the first week.

The following week stays mostly rideable. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th hold 4ft to 5ft with light cross or light onshore winds – still surfable. Wednesday morning the 12th is another glassy window with 5ft and 592 units of energy, but Wednesday afternoon the wind gets on it. Then things get a bit ragged from Thursday the 13th through the 14th as the wind cranks up from the WNW, chopping up the 4ft to 4ft swell.

We get a shift in the second week. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th see a drop in size to 3ft, but the energy is surprisingly high (over 700 units) from a long-period SSW swell (16 seconds). The wind is light onshore, so it’ll be a bit soft but with that long period, it’ll have some push.

Looking further out, Monday the 17th brings a big jump: 6ft from the WNW in the morning, then 10ft in the afternoon with a massive 1381 units of energy. The period is short (7-8 seconds), so it’s windswell, not the cleanest. That 10ft is expert territory, and with the wind on it, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. Tuesday the 18th drops back to 5ft, still short period.

So, for the best bets: Friday morning the 7th for the glassy, long-period magic, even if it’s small. And Sunday morning the 9th for the best all-rounder: clean, 4ft, and firing on the reef.

Stay stoked, and check the tides.

Rusty.

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