Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next week and a half is pretty grim for Langs Beach. We’ve got a long dry spell before anything worth paddling out for shows up, so don’t bother waxing up just yet.

The pattern kicks off from Thursday, 30 July, with tiny 2 ft E swell pushing in. The wind is onshore out of the NNW at 6 mph, and the conditions are just poor. The water’s sitting at 60°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. That small bump fades fast, and we slide into Friday and Saturday with even smaller waves – 1.0 ft to 2 ft – and a mix of cross-off breezes. The wave energy is weak, sitting between 64 and 185 (combined energy). It’s surfable but very ordinary. Honestly, it’s not worth your time.

We hit a real flat spot from Monday, 3 August, right through to Tuesday, 11 August. Swell drops to nothing – 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft – with barely any energy (values as low as 27). There’s a brief spike on Thursday, 6 August, with a messy 4 ft to 4 ft windswell from the N, but it’s short-period (5 seconds) and onshore. A few days later, on Sunday, 9 August, we get a bump of 2 ft to 4 ft, but it’s wind-affected and choppy. Still no good. That’s a solid 10-day gap with no real surfing.

Now, hold on. Things start to look up around Wednesday, 12 August. A groundswell fills in from the ENE, building to 6 ft by the morning and 7 ft by the afternoon, with a period of 11 seconds. The wind swings light SW, cross-off – that’s clean. Wave energy jumps to 697 and then 1132 (combined energy), which is the first real pulse of the entire forecast. This one’s the standout: Wednesday afternoon at Langs Beach. The swell direction (NE) matches the optimum (NE) perfectly. The 7 ft size is starting to get a bit hefty, so it’s better suited to experienced surfers. Crowds are sometimes a factor here, so you might have company.

Thursday, 13 August, brings a beast – 12 ft NE swell – but listen, that’s too big for this break. The energy is massive at 1860 and 1905, but it’s a washout for normal paddling. Only absolute experts should even look at it, and honestly, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing at that size. By Friday, 14 August, it’s still pumping at 8 ft to 8 ft from the E and NNE with clean cross-off wind, but the tide and conditions are marginal. The energy is huge (2558 to 2663), but it’s not the best shape.

The clear winner is Wednesday afternoon, 12 August. That ENE groundswell at 7 ft, 11-second period, with light cross-off wind is the best you’re going to get. It’s clean, it’s got punch, and the direction is spot on. Get out there if you can handle it. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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