Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s be honest with you. I’ve been staring at the charts for Langland Bay, and the truth is, it’s looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a real run of poor surf ahead, and I’m not going to blow smoke up your arse. There are no good surf options on the cards for the next 16 days. None. Zero. Zip.

The swell direction is locked in from the west, and the wind just won’t play ball. It’s a classic setup for a messy, blown-out beach break, and honestly, if the wind stays this strong, the kitesurfers are going to have a better time of it than us paddle surfers.

Here’s the hard truth. Wednesday the 9th kicks off with a tiny 4ft of swell but it’s crossed up with a 15 km/h offshore breeze, giving us 161 wave energy units. It’s clean, but there’s just no power. Then it gets worse. Thursday the 10th sees onshore winds and a weak, short-period 2ft to 5ft slop. It’s going to be lumpy and uninviting.

Friday the 11th, we get a slight reprieve first thing. The morning has clean 4ft waves and a cross-offshore breeze, 254 energy units. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. Friday afternoon, the wind swings and chops it up again.

The weekend is a washout. Saturday the 12th brings onshore winds with swell building to 6ft, but with that short, bumpy 6-7 second period and 400 energy units, it’s just going to be a messy closeout. Too big for beginners, not good enough for anyone else. Sunday the 13th has another small clean window in the morning, 3ft, but again, nothing to get excited about.

After that, it’s a long, drawn-out period of tiny, weak swells and inconsistent winds. We’re looking at waves that barely break a meter, and when they do, the period is too short to hold any shape. Monday the 14th through Tuesday the 15th is flat, dribbly, and wind-affected. Just miserable.

There’s a slight pulse on Wednesday the 16th, with the swell jumping to 7ft and a period of 9 seconds, and energy hitting 576 units. But that’s a complete no-go. It’s onshore and it looks like a churning, messy beast. This one is strictly for the experts, and honestly, maybe not even them.

The rest of the week and into the following week just stays weak. There’s a lot of east in the wind, which is cross-off at Langland, so it will be clean, but there’s no swell with it. We’re talking 1ft to 2ft dribble. The 19th has a glassy afternoon, but with only 2ft of swell, you’d be surfing ankle-biters. It’s going to be a long, quiet period.

We’re in for a blank run, and it’s one of those times where the ocean just forgets about us. The swell energy is consistently weak, barely registering. This is a normal dry spell for the area, so don’t panic, but it does mean we’re grounded.

Keep an eye on things, but if you’ve got a board that needs fixing, now’s the time to do it. There’s nothing to ride.

Rusty

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