Langland Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Langland Bay has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s a bit of a tough stretch. The forecast is showing a lot of small, weak swell and the wind’s not playing ball most days. Don't get your hopes up too high, but let’s walk through it day by day.

Starting off on Wednesday the 12th, it's a write-off. We've got a tiny 2ft swell from the WSW, but it's getting chopped up by a cross-onshore wind. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a massive 7° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s really unusual, feels more like a bath than the ocean. Combined energy is weak at just 76.

Thursday the 13th stays pretty grim. A little bump in size to 3ft on the morning, but it's cross-shore with ripples. The afternoon gets even messier with a 15 mph cross-wind. Still no joy.

Friday the 14th and into the weekend... we're looking at small, weak swell in the 2ft range, and it's all cross-shore with chop. Not worth paddling out for.

Now, Saturday the 15th morning is a bit of a tease. The wind finally goes offshore from the N, but the swell is only 1ft. It’ll be clean, but there’s just no power. The afternoon stays small at 2ft with a cross-offshore breeze.

Sunday the 16th and Monday the 17th are about as flat as it gets. We're talking ankle-biters at 1ft. Sunday morning is glassy, Monday morning is glassy too, but with combined energy readings of 13 and 8, there’s hardly a ripple. You'd be better off on a SUP than a shortboard.

We hit a bit of a bump on Tuesday the 18th afternoon. Swell picks up to 4ft from the WSW, but the wind swings cross-onshore at 18 mph, making it lumpy and ugly. Combined energy climbs to 110, so there’s some moderate wave energy in there, but the quality is junk.

Wednesday the 19th is more of the same – 4ft to 4ft, cross-shore winds, and messy conditions.

Now, here’s the closest thing we have to a standout, and I’m saying that carefully. Thursday the 20th is the pick of the bunch. Morning sees a 5ft swell from the W with a cross-offshore wind from the WNW at 18 mph, keeping it clean. Combined energy jumps to 222 – that’s solid, moderate wave energy. This is the biggest swell of the whole forecast. However, that size is right on the edge of being too much for beginners; it’s more of an intermediate-plus zone. The afternoon stays clean with 5ft. This is your best window, but it’s a long way out, so don’t bank on it.

After that, we drop right back down. Friday the 21st has a clean morning with 3ft, but it’s weak. The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd is tiny again, with glassy conditions on Sunday the 23rd morning but only 2ft of short-period slop.

Monday the 24th brings another pulse of 5ft swell, but it’s a complete mess with onshore and cross-onshore winds from the SSE. Kite surfers might be interested, but for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go.

Tuesday the 25th morning finally gives us a "surfable" rating with 3ft and clean conditions, but the comment says "very ordinary." That’s about as good as it gets in the second week, which is not saying much.

The rest of the run into the 27th is all small, windy, or both. Honestly, the only window worth circling on your calendar is Thursday the 20th of August for the cleanest, biggest swell of the period. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or just plain ordinary. For an area like this, a blank run like this isn't totally unusual, but it still stings.

Stay hopeful, the forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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