Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Langland Bay over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, mate, it’s a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a real flat spell with barely any wave energy to speak of. The combined swell energy barely gets into double figures for most of the period, peaking at a weak 65 (moderate energy) briefly, but that’s not enough to get excited about. We’re looking at a long gap with no real recommendations, from the start all the way through to the middle of August. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

Friday the 31st of July kicks off with a tiny 2 ft swell from the west, but it’s a short-period 5 second windswell. The wind is cross-off in the morning, but the wave state is just poor. By the afternoon, the wind swings to a fresh cross-shore, and the waves are messy with lumpy cross-chop. Not worth paddling out for.

Saturday the 1st of August is more of the same: a small 2 ft swell from the west in the morning, clean but weak. The afternoon sees even smaller waves, dropping to 1.0 ft, with a moderate cross-shore. The period jumps to 9 seconds, which is better, but there’s just no size.

Sunday the 2nd has a glassy afternoon, which is a real tease, but the swell is only 1.0 ft and from the WSW. The combined energy is a paltry 13. It’s flat.

Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th follow the same pattern. The swell stays below 2 ft, and while Tuesday afternoon goes glassy, the waves are too small to ride. The energy on Monday afternoon is 65, the highest we’ll see, but it’s still a tiny 2 ft wave with a short 9-second period. It’s clean but tiny.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is a write-off. Wednesday the 5th through to Sunday the 9th of August see the swell bounce between 0.7 ft and 2 ft. The wind is rarely offshore, and the wave state is consistently poor. Monday the 10th onward the swell drops to near nothing, with energy values of 4, 3, and 2. There’s a brief moment on Thursday the 13th of August with a moderate offshore wind from the NNW, but the swell is only 1.0 ft from the WSW. Clean, but flat.

The only real standout is Thursday the 13th of August morning, with a moderate offshore wind and clean conditions. But the swell is 1.0 ft, so it’s really just a longboard or a big foamie session. The wind will be howling at 16 mph offshore, so it’ll be clean, but there’s just no push.

For the whole 16-day window, there’s nothing that qualifies as a proper surf. The setup is more interesting for a spot of kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly. The energy is too low, the swell is too small, and the periods are short. It’s a classic summer flat spell for this part of the world. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, the forecast is what it is.

Rusty.

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