Langland Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight right off the bat – the next 16 days look pretty flat for Langland Point. I’ve got to be honest with you, there’s very little to get excited about. The first real rideable bump doesn’t show up until the morning of Sunday, July 26th, and even that is a marginal one.

The water temperature is sitting at 69°F, which is a massive 9°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s really unusual and you’ll be comfortable in a shorty, or even just boardshorts on a warm day.

Right now, through to the end of next week, the swell is tiny. We’re talking 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft of short-period windswell, direction mostly from the west. The combined energy is just a few single digits (3 to 10), so it’s barely a ripple. The wind is light and sometimes glassy, but there’s nothing to push. It’s pretty much a write-off for the first week.

The first hint of life comes Sunday morning, July 26th. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the WNW, with a period of only 6 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 184. The wind is blowing offshore from the NNW at 12 mph, which will clean it up nicely, but that short period means the waves will be a bit crumbly and mushy. It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still just “rideable” with ordinary conditions. The crowds are possible at this spot, so keep that in mind.

After that, it drops back down again. The morning of Wednesday, July 29th, sees another pulse of 3 ft from the west, again with a 6-second period and a moderate combined energy of 138. The wind is a fresh offshore from the NNW at 19 mph, so it’ll be clean, but again, short period and small. The afternoon of that day, the swell collapses to just 0.3 ft with a long 11-second period, which is a tease.

Into the second week, from July 30th through to August 4th, it’s all small, weak, and messy. The swell never exceeds 2 ft. The winds are a mix of cross-off and cross-shore, and the energy stays in the low double digits (2 to 31). The morning of Tuesday, August 4th, has a light offshore wind and 2 ft from the west, but it’s just not enough to get the heart racing.

So, the standout window is the morning of Sunday, July 26th. It’s not a classic, but it’s the only time there’s anything close to a rideable wave. The morning of Wednesday, July 29th is a distant second.

Given the lack of size and quality, and the fact that it’s a beach-and-reef style setup, this is looking more like a kite-surfing window than a paddle-surfing one for much of the period. The wind is there, but the waves are not.

Rusty.

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