Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what this stretch is serving up. First thing you need to know, we’re looking at a 16-day window that kicks off with a bumpy, rough start. It’s not gonna be pretty for a while.

For the first several days, starting Friday the 28th of August, the only break with any real swell is Langs beach. But it’s a write-off for any decent surfing. The swell is coming from the NNE with a weak period of just 5 seconds and combined energy is a low 44 (weak). The wind is a moderate cross-onshore breeze that’s chopping everything up. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. Saturday the 29th sees the swell bump up to 5 ft with a slightly better 8-second period and energy jumps to a moderate 304, but the wind stays cross-onshore with rain about. It stays messy and the scores are poor. By the afternoon the swell hits 8 ft, but it’s still cross-on with a risk of thunderstorms and the combined energy is a strong 748. That’s too big and too messy for anyone but the most experienced, and even then, it’s a battle. It’s not worth paddling out.

From Sunday the 30th onward, the swell drops fast. We go into a long run of small, weak surf. The energy readings drop under 100 and stay there for days. Winds shift cross-offshore and clean up the surface, but the swell is just too small to get excited about—3 ft, 2 ft, even 1 ft on some days. The period is decent at 9–10 seconds, which suggests groundswell, but there’s just not enough height. The break is a beach setup, and with no power behind it, it’s flat and ordinary. This quiet stretch lasts from the 30th of August all the way through to the afternoon of the 5th of September. There’s a brief glimmer on the morning of the 5th where the energy hits 44 and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” with a score of 1. It’s clean with a gentle cross-offshore breeze, but at 1 ft, you’d need a longboard and a lot of patience.

Things try to kick back to life on Sunday the 6th of September. We get a bump of swell from the NNW at 5 ft with a short 6-second period and a moderate 123 combined energy. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore again, making it choppy and lumpy. Combined energy on the 6th afternoon hits 221 (moderate), but it’s still poor riding conditions. Monday the 7th keeps the energy up around 173 to 251 (moderate) with a 4 ft to 5 ft swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore with rain showers. The fetch is fresh, and it’s lumpy. Not a good call.

For the best on offer in this whole 16-day window, you’re looking at the very end of the run. On Wednesday the 9th of September, the morning is clean with a gentle offshore wind from the SSW, but the swell is tiny at 1 ft. The real standout is Wednesday afternoon: the wind goes glassy from the southeast at just 5 km/h. The swell is still small at 1 ft from the ENE with a 9-second period and an energy level of 41 (weak), but the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” for the only time in the whole period. With glassy conditions, a longboard will make the most of those tiny little lines. Thursday the 10th morning is another mentionable call—2 ft from the ENE with a 9-second period, cross-offshore wind, and clean conditions. It’s still small, but rideable.

Overall, the biggest takeaway is this: we have a very long flat spell with one or two small, clean days right at the end. There’s nothing big and clean in this window. If you’re desperate, wait for the 9th of September afternoon for the cleanest, tiniest glass you’ll get. Otherwise, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on the big, messy days.

Stay patient.

Rusty.

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