Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a slow start. We're looking at Langs Beach, and honestly, the first few days are a write-off. The wind is on it or cross-onshore, and the waves are junky. The water's sitting at 62°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first real glimmer of hope doesn't come until Wednesday morning, July 8th. We get a brief window with a clean, offshore SSW breeze and a small 2ft swell from the east. It’s small, but those offshore conditions will make it look a million bucks. The energy is weak though (264), so don’t expect much power.

The run of clean, cross-off winds and small east swells will linger through Thursday and Friday, July 9th and 10th. The swell picks up a touch on Friday afternoon, hitting 4ft from the ESE, with a clean offshore breeze. That’s a solid little runner for the afternoon session, and the wave energy (265) is a bit better. That’s one of the better little windows early on.

We get a nice glassy afternoon on Sunday, July 12th, with tiny 2ft waves from the east, but the energy is really low (68). It’s a flat day for the loggers.

Then we hit a total dead zone. From Monday, July 13th, through the rest of that week into the weekend, it’s a series of poor surf conditions with strong onshore winds and small, weak swell. The swell is either too short-period or from the wrong direction, and the wind is just messy. That’s a tough stretch of about six or seven days with nothing worth paddling out for.

But hold onto your board shorts, because the last day of the forecast window, Tuesday, July 21st, is the standout. The afternoon session brings a solid 8ft pulse from the north. Now, the period is short at 7 seconds, so it will be a bit crumbly, but the wave energy is pumping at 675 – that’s a proper moderate, solid amount of juice. With a light, cross-off SSW breeze and clean conditions, that’s going to produce some fun, punchy waves. For experienced crew, this is the one to circle. Beginners might find it a bit too much at that size.

So, to wrap it up: it’s a lean start, a long flat patch in the middle, but that Tuesday, July 21st, afternoon is the clear highlight. Keep your fingers crossed the forecasts hold.

- Rusty

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