Langland Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey everyone, it’s Rusty. Gotta be straight with you – looking at the next 16 days for Langland Point, it’s a grim stretch for paddle surfing. The forecast is pretty much a wipeout for any decent waves. We’re looking at a long, quiet run with next to no quality on offer. For a spot that’s fairly exposed to a SW swell, this is a real bummer.

Let’s break it down. It starts on Sunday, the 16th of August, with tiny 1ft swell from the WSW and a period of only 7 seconds – that’s weak, windswell junk with combined energy sitting at a paltry 18. The water is a bizarre 70°F, a massive 9°F above normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like summer has overstayed. The wind is glassy in the morning but then turns to a cross-offshore breeze of 12 mph in the afternoon. But even with clean conditions, there’s just no power. It’s a miss.

Monday keeps the trend: tiny 2ft swell, then drops to near nothing. Mid-week around Tuesday the 18th we see a little bump – 4ft from the west, but the period is a short 6 seconds. The combined energy finally climbs to 108, still in the weak range. The morning has a 12 mph cross-offshore wind from the WNW, so it’s clean, but the swell is so weak and short-period it barely breaks properly. This continues through Wednesday with 4ft to 5ft, but it’s all short-period slop. By Thursday the 20th, the energy peaks at 432, which is moderate, yet the wave comment flags it as marginal due to questionable tide conditions. A 5ft swell with a 7-second period and a 19 mph offshore wind from the NW on Thursday afternoon is clean, but the quality just isn’t there.

From Friday the 21st onward, it fades fast. We drop to under 2ft for days. There’s a glimmer on Saturday the 22nd with a 1ft swell and a 10-second period, but that’s too small to ride. The entire sequence is a bust.

Fast-forward to the end of the month. Around Friday the 28th of August, a bigger pulse shows up: 6ft from the WSW with an 8-second period and combined energy of 624 – that’s strong energy. But the wind is coming from the SSW at 9 mph, which is a cross-onshore direction, making it choppy. The next day, Saturday the 29th, has a cleaner 4ft swell from the WSW with a gentle cross-offshore breeze, but the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s not great shape. The kicker? Every single entry in the forecast reads “poor surf conditions.” There’s no standout, no hidden gem.

Honestly, this setup looks a lot more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing – strong winds and small, choppy waves are no good for us. Keep your board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up. Forecasts can change, but this run is looking dry.

Rusty.

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