Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again, looking at the same charts but in feet and degrees Fahrenheit for you.

Looking at the whole 16 days for Langland Bay, it's a tough picture. Mostly onshore winds, short-period junk, and cross-shore chop mean the surf is going to be ordinary for a long stretch.

The water is about 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 7°F above average. Very unusual, so it’ll feel like a warm bath if you go in, but that's the only real good news.

We start Wednesday the 2nd with rain and a strong southerly wind at 19 mph on a tiny 4ft, 6-second SW swell. Wave energy is weak (82). Just poor. Thursday the 3rd is more of the same – 5ft on cross-offshores in the morning but still lumpy and messy. Not worth the walk.

Friday the 4th shows a clean morning. Swell bumps to 6ft from the WSW with a short 8-second period and moderate energy (456). The wind is cross-offshore WNW at 19 mph, which will smooth the faces out a bit. It's not perfect, but you could grab a few before the afternoon cross-chop ruins it.

Then Saturday the 5th stands out. The morning goes glassy – zero wind – with a tiny 3ft SW swell, 7-second period, and weak energy (98). It's surfable but very small waves. Knee-to-waist high at best, but that glassy surface will make it feel like a completely different break. This is the best chance for a clean longboard session in the first week.

Sunday the 6th falls apart with fresh cross-onshore winds, dropping the swell to just 1ft. Monday the 7th brings a 3ft, 12-second W groundswell (544 energy) with a strong cross-shore wind – it's going to chop up. By Monday afternoon, a 7ft WSW swell (1224 energy) arrives with strong cross-onshore winds – too big, too windy, and messy. That's more of a kite day if anything.

Tuesday the 8th has a similar big, lumpy 7ft WSW swell with short 7-second periods. Still cross-shore, still sloppy.

Wednesday the 9th gives a clean morning with 7ft W swell (597 energy) and offshore cross-off winds. The period is short at 8 seconds, so it'll be crumbly, but if you want some size without the howling wind, that morning window is your only real play. It's marginal.

From Thursday the 10th onward, it's flat city. Swell drops to 2ft and below for days on end. The 12th all the way to the 17th is barely a ripple – cross-off winds here and there but nothing with any push. There's a tiny blip on Sunday the 13th with 4ft (108 energy), but wind is onshore and the period is a pathetic 6 seconds. Not worth it.

So, the pick of the fortnight is the glassy Saturday morning on the 5th for tiny clean waves, and if you want a bit more size, the clean but lumpy Wednesday morning on the 9th. Otherwise, leave your board in the car.

Stay stoked, but maybe stay dry for a while.

Rusty

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