Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Mate, I’m not gonna lie, it’s been a tough stretch to look at down at Langland Bay (Gower). The ocean’s been full of grunt, but the wind gods have been laughing at us, keeping everything messy and blown-out. It’s a proper tease.

We start the whole run on Wednesday the 26th of August with next to nothing. We’re talking a dribbly 0.3m with a short, weak 9-second period from the west. The wind’s cross-on, chopping everything up, and the combined energy is a pathetic 19. You’d be better off staying in bed. The water is a bizarre 20°, which is nearly 4° warmer than it should be, which would be great if the waves were surfable. They’re not.

That same ugly pattern holds through Thursday and Friday. Friday the 28th gets a bit more size, 1.4m, but it’s cross-shore and lumpy. It’s a no-go. The whole first week is a write-off, with rain and wind kicking up the swell but ruining the shape. It’s a long, grim stretch.

There’s a moment on Monday the 31st where you’ll be tempted. The swell jumps to a solid 2.0m from the WSW with a 9-second pulse and a strong energy reading of 560. But the wind is screaming from the west at 30 km/h, making it a clean, but dangerously blown-out mess. At that size and wind, it’s more interesting for the kite surfers than us. Another day to stay home.

The first breath of life comes on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The wind drops to nothing, going glassy, but the swell has faded to a tiny 1.0m at 8 seconds. It’s surfable, but just barely. A knee-high, ordinary day. Then Thursday and Friday, the wind just destroys it again, gusting up to 50 km/h with a messy 2.3m swell. A total loss.

Finally, on Saturday the 5th of September, we get our first real reward. The swell is a clean 1.6m from the WSW with a solid 11-second period, and the wind swings offshore from the NW at a light 10 km/h. The combined energy jumps to a powerful 561. The morning is the go. It’s clean, lined-up, and the best surf we’ve seen in the entire period. It’s been a long famine, but this is the feast. It fades in the afternoon, so get out there early.

The following week is a letdown again. The weekend is poor, and early next week is blown-out and tiny. The next real standout is on Thursday the 10th of September. The forecast shows a beautiful 1.7m from the WSW at a solid 10-second period, but the wind is what makes it special—light and offshore from the NE. The energy is huge at 888, and it’s calling for “very good surf conditions.” That Thursday morning is the one to mark on the calendar. It’s the kind of session that makes you forget all the flat, windy days that came before. The afternoon jumps to 2.2m, but the period drops, so it won’t be as clean.

So yeah, it’s been a shocking two weeks, but there are two real gems hidden in there—Saturday the 5th and Thursday the 10th. Don’t miss them.

Rusty.

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