Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Langs Beach over the next couple of weeks.

We start off on Sunday the 26th of July with tiny, messy waves. The swell is a weak 2 ft from the east, and a cross-offshore breeze is keeping things clean, but there’s hardly any energy to work with (combined energy of all swells directed here is 80). Water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing to get excited about there. The first few days are pretty flat and ordinary – Monday the 27th shows a slight bump to 2 ft east swell, with clean offshore winds, but again, it’s small and weak. The real standout in this stretch is Wednesday morning the 29th of July. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the east, with a 13-second period, and the wind goes glassy. That’s as good as it gets for the first week. The combined energy is 223 (moderate), and the conditions will be smooth and clean. If you’ve got a log or a funboard, that Wednesday morning session is your window.

Thursday the 30th goes downhill fast with onshore winds and poor conditions. Then Friday the 31st of July brings a sudden spike: a 8 ft north swell with a short period of only 7 seconds. This is wind swell, not groundswell, and combined energy hits 590 (strong). But the wind is cross-shore, and the quality is marginal. At that size, it’s too big for beginners, and the short period means it’ll be a bit of a washing machine. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The rest of the first week and into the second week is dominated by tiny east and east-northeast swells, mostly under 2 ft, with cross-offshore winds and poor conditions. There’s a real gap from the 2nd of August through to the 6th of August where the surf is tiny and uninviting.

Thursday morning the 6th of August brings a small 2 ft east-northeast swell with a light offshore wind and combined energy of 126 (moderate), but it’s still small. Then Friday the 7th of August shows a 4 ft north-east swell, but the period is a weak 6 seconds and the wind is cross-shore, so it’s poor. The 8th of August ramps up to a 6 ft north-east swell on Saturday morning, and 8 ft by Saturday afternoon, with fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. Combined energy pushes up to 1047 (very strong) in the afternoon, but with fresh cross-shore winds and short period, it’s not good for surfing. Too big, too messy, and again, better for kites. The rest of the outlook through to Monday the 10th of August is onshore, choppy, and small.

The best on offer is that Wednesday morning the 29th of July – glassy, clean, small but surfable. The Friday the 31st of July and Saturday the 8th of August have size but lack quality and wind direction, so they’re standouts for the wrong reasons. If you’re patient, the glassy day is your pick.

Rusty

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