Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's have a look at this forecast for Langland Bay. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, if I'm being honest. We’ve got some decent pulses of swell coming through, but the wind is going to be the main character for most of it, and not always in a good way.

Right off the bat, you can see the combined swell energy is weak, barely hitting 75 (75) on Tuesday the 1st of September, with a tiny 2ft of messy, short-period windswell. The wind is a cross-onshore mess, so it's a definite leave-it-in-the-car situation. That pattern sticks around for the first few days – we get a bit more size, a 6ft wave on Wednesday the 2nd (energy at 306), but it’s still lumpy and onshore. Not worth paddling out for. We see some cleaner conditions on Friday the 4th morning with a cross-offshore breeze, and a 5ft swell, but the score is still a marginal one, so don't get your hopes up too high.

The weekend is flat. Saturday and Sunday the 5th and 6th of September are tiny and weak with energy dropping to 33 (33). You'd be better off doing something else. There’s a bit of a rebound on Monday the 7th, where a long-period 12-second groundswell rolls in at 2ft, but it’s still cross-onshore and choppy.

Now, the first real standout to get excited about is Wednesday the 9th. That morning we see a 7ft swell from the west, packing a big punch with 517 combined energy. But here's the catch, boys and girls – the wind is howling onshore from the south-southwest at 25 mph, making it a lumpy, blown-out mess. That's expert-only territory at best, and even then, it looks more like a kite-surfing session than a clean paddle. The day prior, Tuesday the 8th afternoon, has a similar issue: 8ft swell (691 energy) but with cross-onshore winds.

Things clean up nicely on Thursday the 10th. A 3ft swell, cross-offshore wind, and it's clean. Nice, but small. The real hidden gem in this window is looking like Saturday the 12th of September. The morning is glassy with a 4ft swell from the west-southwest. The energy is moderate at 178. It’s a “glassy” wind state, which for a beach break like Langland Bay – which is fairly exposed to the south-west – will make for some clean, fun-shaped waves. It won't be pumping, but you could have the place to yourself.

Beyond that, there’s a glimmer on Tuesday the 15th of September morning. A 3ft, long-period 12-second groundswell with clean, light offshore winds. That's a super promising call for a point break kind of wave, but at a beach break like Langland, that long period might make it a bit fat and straight. Still, it’s worth a look if you’re keen.

So, overall, it's a tough stretch with a lot of wind issues. The glassy morning of Saturday the 12th looks like your best bet for a chill, clean session. The bigger stuff on the 8th and 9th is there for the hardcore guys, but only if you don't mind wrestling the wind.

Rusty.

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