Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – this stretch we're looking at is a real struggle. We've got Langs Beach as our only option across the whole 16-day window, and the news isn't good. The water temp is sitting at 60° right now, and that's about average for the time of year, nothing to write home about.

Right out of the gate this week, from Sunday the 13th all the way through, we're staring down the barrel of tiny, weak surf. The combined energy is barely a whisper, sitting at just 40 on Sunday morning and staying in the weak zone all day. We're talking knee-high stuff at best, with swell around 0.7ft to 1ft from the NNE or NE. The wind is mostly a cross-offshore, which means the water's clean, but with waves that small, it doesn't matter much – there's just nothing to push you in.

It stays pretty grim through the rest of the week. The swell stays stuck at about 1ft for days, and the combined energy drops even lower, into the 20s and 30s. Then Thursday the 17th rolls in, and we get a bit of a shift. The wind goes onshore from the NNW and then NNE, and the swell tries to pick up – by Thursday afternoon we have 4ft from the north, but with a period of just 5 seconds. That's weak, wind-generated junk, and the energy is still only 79. The onshore wind chops it all up, so it's not happening.

Then Friday the 18th, we get the most interesting window. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the NNE in the morning, with a period of 7 seconds and combined energy of 229 – that's moderate energy. The wind is light and cross-shore, so the surface is just a little bumpy. By the afternoon it's 5ft, with 258 energy. But here's the thing – the period is still short, and the wind turns a little onshore. For a beach break like Langs, there's a fair chance this is going to be a bumpy, messy wall of foam. It might be more fun for the kite surfers in the area than for us paddlers. For an experienced surfer, it could be a big, tough paddle for a few shifty close-outs.

Saturday the 19th cleans right up. The wind goes light cross-offshore from the WSW, and we've got 4ft from the NNE with a 9-second period and solid 283 energy. That's clean, workable surf. It's not a standout, but it's the best we've seen by a long shot. The afternoon stays clean, though the wind picks up a bit and the wave size drops to 4ft. The crowd situation at Langs is listed as "sometimes," so you could have it relatively quiet if you pick your time.

After that, we go right back into the doldrums. From Sunday the 20th straight through to Monday the 28th, we're back to tiny, weak surf – 0.3ft to 1ft – with combined energy in the single digits and teens. There are a couple of morning windows with light offshore wind on the 23rd and 27th, but with waves that small, you'd be lucky to catch a knee-high ripple. Just before the end of the run, on the 28th, the swell tries to build again to 3ft, but it's a short-period windswell from the north with onshore winds. Not surfable.

So, honestly, if you're looking for a surf in the next couple weeks, things are bleak. The best shot is that Saturday the 19th. The water's clean, the waves are head-high at best, and the energy is there. It's the one chance for a decent session. Otherwise, this stretch is a write-off. If you see a sneaky bump in the forecast later, grab it, but for now, it's a waiting game.

Rusty.

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