Surf Forecasts:
Langs beach surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 8 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, N swell with 293 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Langs beach this week:
The surf forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Langs beach in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one for Langs Beach. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for decent surf. The first half of the period is dominated by tiny, wind-affected swell, and the second half doesn’t get much better. There’s a big gap from the start right through to nearly the end of the second week with no real recommendation.
The best we can find is a small window on Monday morning, September 18th, where conditions are *clean*. Even then, we’re looking at a tiny 1 ft swell from the NNW with a short period, giving weak energy (34). It’s surfable but far from inspiring. The main problem is that for most of the run, the wind is a mix of onshore, cross, or strong cross-offshore, keeping the surface chopped up and messy. The swells are consistently small, often under 2 ft, and when a slightly bigger pulse shows up around 3 ft to 4 ft on the 17th and 21st, the wind is either howling or directly onshore.
Water temp is around 60°F with a 1°F anomaly – that’s about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Honestly, for anyone looking for a proper paddle session, the outlook is bleak. If you’re a beginner, that tiny 1 ft clean stuff on the 18th is your only, very small, shot. The combined energy values are almost all two-digit numbers (weak), with the highest being 301 on the 7th, but that was paired with a 6 ft bone-crunching short-period windswell and 15 mph cross-onshore wind – a complete mess. For a beach break, that setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, mark your calendar for that Monday morning in mid-September, but don’t hold your breath. The rest of the time, you’re better off doing something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 13 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 78 | 293 | 143 | 130 | 80 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.01m | 2:38AM1.93m | 3:22PM2.03m | 3:45AM1.93m | 4:27PM2.08m | 4:50AM1.98m | 5:26PM2.15m | 5:50AM2.04m | 6:21PM2.23m | 6:44AM2.11m | 7:10PM2.28m | 7:34AM2.17m | 7:57PM2.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.48m | 9:12AM0.33m | 9:55PM0.45m | 10:18AM0.30m | 11:01PM0.38m | 11:21AM0.25m | 00:01AM0.29m | 12:18PM0.19m | 00:55AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.15m | 1:44AM0.13m | 2:00PM0.13m | 2:29AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 130 | 80 | 41 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 17 | NNE 6 | NE 15 | ESE 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 15 | N 6 | NE 13 | ESE 5 | NE 16 | NNW 7 | NNE 14 | ENE 13 | — | NE 16 | N 16 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 17 | — | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 7 | — | W 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 78 | 293 | — | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 47 | 54 | 36 | 54 | 80 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 412 | 421 | 220 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 69 | 46 | 26 | 46 | 9 | 252 | 22 | 406 | 70 | 421 | 612 | 398 |
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