Surf Forecasts:
Langs beach surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, N swell with 356 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Langs beach this week:
The surf forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Langs beach in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk it out in feet and miles. This is Rusty, giving you the straight talk on Langs beach.
Right now, the surf is running on empty. Sunday the 26th kicks off with ankle-to-knee high waves, about 2 feet from the east, with a cross-off breeze. The water is 60°, normal for this time of year. The energy is weak, so don’t expect much.
Monday and Tuesday the 27th and 28th stay small, around 2 feet of east groundswell with a nice long 13-second period. The mornings have offshore wind, so the surface will be clean. You’ll get some rides, but nothing with any real power.
The best session in the first week is Wednesday the 29th morning. The swell is still only about 3 feet, but the wind goes glassy. It’s clean, the energy is building, and you’ll be surfing on a long period east swell. A great log day, and the crowds are only sometimes an issue.
Things get messy Thursday the 30th with strong onshore winds and choppy conditions. Friday the 31st sees a bump to just over 5 feet, but it’s short-period, messy windswell from the north. The wind is cross-onshore, making it a choppy, poor quality mess. The weekend of the 1st and 2nd of August drops back to tiny, 1-foot waves.
The whole week starting Monday the 4th of August is a wasteland. Tiny swell, moderate wind, and no energy. You’ll be waiting.
The big moment arrives Monday the 10th of August. The morning shows a solid 8 feet from the east-northeast, with strong energy. The wind is a clean cross-off breeze. That’s a powerful, punchy swell. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit fat and dumpy at the beach. This is expert territory, too big for beginners. The afternoon stays big but the wind goes cross-shore, stirring up the surface. This Monday morning window is the one to watch, but it’s a long way out, so the forecast could shift.
So, Wednesday the 29th morning for clean small waves, and Monday the 10th of August morning for the big stuff – that’s your two best bets. Everything else is either too small or too messy.
Rusty.
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Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | NE 16 | ESE 11 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 67 | 127 | 112 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 173 | 179 | 219 | 215 | 199 | 184 | 137 | 207 | 243 | 94 | 63 | 41 | 22 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.82m | 5:07AM1.76m | 5:47PM1.87m | 5:57AM1.80m | 6:33PM1.93m | 6:43AM1.84m | 7:17PM1.99m | 7:27AM1.88m | 7:58PM2.05m | 8:10AM1.92m | 8:37PM2.10m | 8:51AM1.95m | 9:16PM2.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.49m | 11:20PM0.64m | 11:37AM0.46m | 00:12AM0.60m | 12:25PM0.42m | 1:00AM0.54m | 1:11PM0.36m | 1:45AM0.48m | 1:54PM0.32m | 2:28AM0.42m | 2:35PM0.29m | 3:09AM0.37m | 3:16PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 37 | 127 | 112 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 173 | 179 | 219 | 215 | 199 | 184 | 137 | 91 | 61 | 94 | 51 | 34 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 3 | N 6 | ESE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 67 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 13 | E 12 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 13 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 13 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 28 | 207 | 243 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 412 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 0 |
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