Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Langs Beach. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a real mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, and patience is going to be your best friend. The water’s sitting at 60°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

The run starts off pretty grim. We’ve got a few days of tiny, shifty, and messy conditions. Friday the 31st is a write-off with cross-shore winds and poor surf. Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of August offer a glimmer of something, but honestly, it’s just surfable, not good. Sunday morning brings a 4ft swell from the east, but it’s a weak, short-period windswell (7 seconds) with combined energy of only 174 (moderate). It’s clean with light offshore winds, so a beginner could get a few soft ones, but it’s ordinary.

Then we hit a flat spell. From Monday the 3rd right through to Thursday the 6th, it’s tiny. The swell drops to 0.7ft or 1.0ft. There’s a glassy moment on Wednesday afternoon and a totally calm, glassy morning on Thursday the 6th, but with a tiny 3ft swell from the north that’s only 4 seconds of period, it’s barely moving. That’s a long gap of nothing.

The pattern turns ugly toward the end of the first week and into the next. Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are a mess of onshore and cross-onshore winds. Sunday the 9th gets a bit of size, but it’s onshore and lumpy. Then Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th see a real spike in energy—combined energy readings of 1123 and 1180 (very strong), with 8ft and 7ft swells on offer. But the wind is howling onshore or cross-onshore at 18-22 mph, creating a lumpy, choppy mess. That’s kite-surfing territory, not for a paddle board.

Now, here’s the one standout. On Wednesday the 12th of August, the morning looks like a little pocket of magic. The forecast shows a 5ft swell from the east-northeast, with a period of 11 seconds (groundswell), and combined energy of 634 (strong). But the real key is the wind: it’s glassy, dead calm. That means clean, open faces. Expect very good surf conditions. The swell is 5ft, which is right on the edge for beginners, but strong novices and intermediates will have a ball. The crowd situation at Langs can be “sometimes” busy, so get there early. The swell direction is northeast, which is close to the optimum for this break.

After that, it drops off again. Thursday the 13th has some size but lumpy, and Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th are small and crossed back up. So, the big call is simple: wait for that Wednesday morning glass-off. It’s the only real moment of quality in the whole 16 days.

Rusty.

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