Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local stretch.

Right off the bat, I gotta tell ya, it’s a tough watch. We’re looking at a long, dry spell to start. The first week and a half is basically a write-off, with nothing worth paddling out for. The only glimmer comes right at the very start on Thursday the 2nd of July, where we see a bit of a pulse of swell hitting about 5ft with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy of all swells directed here is moderate (591). The water is a very unusual 66°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is cross-offshore out of the NW at 12 mph, so conditions would be clean, but the wave comment flags it as marginal due to tide. That morning session might be your only shot, with the swell backing off to about 4ft in the afternoon.

After that, it’s grim. From Friday the 3rd right through to the 13th of July, it’s near-flat to flat with tiny, weak waves and mostly crummy cross or cross-onshore winds. The combined swell energy plummets to figures like 133 and lower, deep into weak territory. There’s a couple of glassy moments on the 9th and 13th of July, but with swell heights of 1ft or less, there's just nothing to ride. That’s a solid 11-day gap with no recommendations at all.

Even when we get deeper into the second week around the 13th and 14th of July, we see some interesting long-period groundswell arriving from the SW, with periods of 18-19 seconds. But the swell heights are absolutely tiny at just 0.3ft. That kind of period would normally mean beautiful, powerful lines, but there’s no height behind it. The wind is glassy or light offshore, so the water will look like a mirror, but you’ll just be sitting there.

There simply isn’t a standout session in this 16-day window. The one brief moment of hope on Thursday the 2nd is the best on offer, and that’s a low bar. For this area, a blank run like this is pretty normal when the weather patterns stall out. It tends not to stay poor for long, but right now, you’re better off tuning up your gear or finding a skatepark. As for Langland Bay, with the onshore winds and small, weak surf for most of the period, it looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

Rusty.

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