Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Langs Beach has in store for us. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but I’ll walk you through the whole stretch.

The forecast kicks off this Saturday, August 29, with a bit of pulse. We're looking at a 5ft swell from the NNE with a short 7-second period, so the energy is there but it's a bit weak and wind-affected. The combined swell energy is moderate at 549. Saturday morning the wind is light from the north, which is onshore, but the rain might keep the crowds at bay. The afternoon cleans up nicely with an offshore southerly breeze at 6 mph, pushing the swell up to 6ft and 8 seconds. The wave energy jumps to 629. This is the standout window – clean, workable waves. Don't expect perfection, but it'll be the best we see for a while.

After that, it gets grim. From Sunday the 30th through to around Tuesday the 8th of September, we have a long dry spell of poor surf conditions. The swell drops below 3ft and stays there, often with strong cross-offshore winds that will leave the ocean flat or chopped up. The combined energy readings are weak, dropping as low as 13 on the 6th. It's a proper lull, so don't bother suiting up for over a week. Just watch the horizon and wait.

Now, around Wednesday the 9th of September, things get interesting again. We see a 8ft swell from the north with a 7-second period pop up in the morning. That's a solid size, but the wind is cross-onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, and the energy reads 540. The conditions are marginal, and with that much north swell and onshore wind, the beach will be messy. It might be more of a kite-surfing scene than a clean paddle day. By the afternoon, the wind shifts onshore from the north at 19 mph, and the swell is still 7ft, but it's just going to be a washing machine. This one is for experts only, if anyone at all.

The rest of the forecast fades back to small, weak, and wind-affected through to the 13th of September, with a long-period groundswell from the NE at 13 seconds showing up on the 11th, but it’s only 1.0ft. That energy is there, but the height is just not enough to break cleanly.

Bottom line: your best chance to get wet is Saturday afternoon, August 29. Get on it early because after that, it’s a long wait. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Rusty.

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