Langland Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this sorted. It’s Rusty here.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and uninspiring for Langland Point. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf, and it’s going to take a while before anything with any real push arrives. The first few days are a write-off, with nothing but knee-high slop and poor conditions. You’d be better off doing a beach clean or fixing your board.

The weekend kicks off Saturday the 1st with a weak 1ft SW swell, cross-off winds but just no energy behind it at all (16-31). We might see a glassy moment on the Sunday afternoon the 2nd, but that wave height is still nothing to get excited about. The start of the next week looks equally grim.

We finally see a little pulse of energy around Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th, with the swell building to 3ft, but it's coming with onshore and cross-onshore winds, making for messy, choppy conditions. The energy readings are still weak (62-86), so it’s not worth the paddle unless you’re truly desperate.

Wednesday the 5th sees the swell push to 4ft but the period drops to a short 6-7 seconds and wind is howling cross-shore at 15 mph. That’s just a bump and chop, not a wave you want to be out in.

The first real highlight, and I use the term loosely, is Thursday morning the 6th. We get a 4ft WSW swell pushing in with a light NW cross-off breeze. It’s clean, and for a brief window, there might be a few fun, crumbly waves on the point. The energy reaches a slightly moderate 102, and the offshore wind should keep the surface tidy. It’s your best bet in the first week, but it’s still pretty average. If you’re keen, that’s your morning session.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. The 7th through the 10th are all dreadful – tiny, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. There’s a little glassy moment on the morning of the 8th and 9th, but the swell is a pathetic 1-2ft.

Now, for the second week, things get a bit more interesting, but it’s still nothing to get overly excited about. The 11th is flat until the afternoon, when a pulse of longer-period WSW swell (9 seconds) starts to show. The energy jumps up to a moderate 220, and the swell builds to 4ft. It’s cross-shore winds, so expect some texture, but there’s finally some proper energy in the water.

Tuesday the 12th is the standout of the entire period. We have a solid 3-4ft WSW swell with a 10-second period, and the energy is strong at 172-206. The wind is light to gentle from the WSW, creating just a bit of cross-chop. It’s not perfect, but it’s the most powerful and consistent the point will look in this entire window. It won't be huge, but there should be some proper, rideable waves. This is your day off.

After that, the 13th turns to rubbish with strong cross-on winds and the swell dropping. The 14th is clean-looking on the morning with a light cross-off, but the swell has already backed off to 1ft. The 15th and 16th see the wind really pick up, with a strong breeze and cross-on conditions ruining a building, short-period, stormy swell. By Sunday the 16th, it’s blowing 25 mph cross-off, which will be a clean mess but with only 2ft of weak swell.

So, to wrap it up: don’t bother with the boards until next week. Your one shot at a decent wave is on the 12th, with a possible runner-up on the morning of the 6th. Beyond that, it’s a lot of flat, windy nothing.

Rusty.

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