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The name Leslie has to be the best name ever for swell-producing tropical systems in the Atlantic. In 2012, Hurricane Leslie produced days of waves due to its very slow track just SE of Bermuda. In 2018, Leslie has done it again, but has probably outdone its 2012 counterpart. We’re now on roughly day 13 of the swell, and it looks like there will be at least five to six more days of waves from Leslie (although not quite like earlier iterations), depending on your location. If that doesn’t sound good enough, many spots along the East Coast have basically had waves since September 1st.
As of 5pm on Monday, Tropical Storm Leslie is roughly 1090 miles west of the Azores with winds of 50kts. Leslie is moving SE at around 12kts. Leslie is expected to strengthen some over the coming days, but the track away from the East Coast isn’t ideal for swell production. Regardless, Leslie is a very large storm and will continue to produce significant winds in the East Coast and Caribbean swell window over the next several days. This will set up continued swell for many areas, especially the Caribbean, so be sure to check our Regional Forecasts below for details in your local area.
Read: Latest expert swell analysis for Puerto Rico — Barbados — Florida — Southeast — Outer Banks/VB — Mid Atlantic — Long Island — New England — Nova Scotia
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Looking further ahead, we will see Leslie eventually make its way toward the African coast. The forecast is for Leslie to weaken over the weekend and will not be producing much, if any swell at that point. Our attention will be focused on Hurricane Michael as the system is expected to eventually make landfall along the Gulf Coast States later in the week. Michael will impact not only the Gulf Coast surf outlook but eventually the East Coast and possibly the Caribbean down the road — so be sure to check out the forecast for your area for the latest.
Read: Expert long range forecast for Florida Panhandle and West Florida
Fall is the climatological best time of the year for surf on the East Coast, and this fall is looking more and more likely to follow suit. Please stay tuned to this article and the other Surfline forecast products, including the Leslie Storm Feed on the iOS app, for additional details.
This will be the final update on Leslie, for now. If Leslie looks to become a wave maker in the future, we will resume updates.