Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way. Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a mixed bag with plenty of chop and onshore junk to sift through. Right now, there’s nothing doing, so we’ll have to wait for a little window of clean conditions. The best bet is a brief spell of lighter offshore winds and clean lines, followed by a long stretch of poor surf. Here’s the run-down.

The first real sniff of anything like a wave comes Sunday July 5th afternoon, but it’s marginal at best. We’re looking at east swell around 3 ft with a 10-second period (weak energy, around 260). Wind is light onshore from the north at 6 mph, so it’s small and a bit bumpy. Not worth paddling out for unless you’re desperate to get wet at Langsbeach. Water temp is 62°F, which is pretty average for this time of year, just a little on the mild side.

The next few days are a write-off. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th are blown out with strong cross-onshore winds from the northwest and north-east hitting 15 to 19 mph, and a messy, lumpy 8 ft swell (moderate to strong energy, 653 to 807). That’s a lot of whitewater but zero quality – a classic pass.

Things clean up a bit on Wednesday July 8th morning. We get a clear sky and a cross-offshore wind from the southwest at 12 mph. Swell drops to 2 ft from the east at 11 seconds (moderate energy, 231). The sets will be clean, but it’s small. The afternoon’s a little bigger at 4 ft (ESE, 10 seconds, 348), but the wind picks up, making it still tricky. This is the best of a flat run, but only just.

Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 12th stays fairly small, with swell between 2 ft and 4 ft from the east or southeast, periods of 9 to 10 seconds. The real highlight is Friday July 10th morning and Saturday July 11th morning when we get light offshore breezes from the south and south-southwest at 6 to 9 mph. That creates gentle offshore and clean conditions. The swell is only around 2 ft to 3 ft (weak to moderate energy, 127 to 154), so it’s a longboard or funboard kind of day. A bit of a hidden gem if you time it right – not a standout, but the cleanest windows in the first week.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Sunday the 12th afternoon right through until Sunday July 19th, the recommendations are awful. A few smaller clean days around the 13th with 2 ft to 3 ft swell (weak energy, 59 to 129) can’t save it. By the 14th and 15th, we’re down to tiny 1 ft to 2 ft waves (weak energy, 38 to 119). From the 16th up to the 18th, a strong nor’easter blows up real ugly – 5 ft to 8 ft of onshore slop (moderate to strong energy, 281 to 884). Near-gale force winds on the 17th (31 mph from the NE) means it’s blown out for both paddle and kite, but at that size and with that cross-onshore energy, if you’re into kite surfing, the 16th and 18th’s lumpy 7 ft to 8 ft could be your session. Not for a surfer, though.

The very last offering is Monday July 20th afternoon: 1 ft from the east-northeast at 9 seconds (weak energy, 48), clean with light winds, but seriously tiny. Surfable waves but very ordinary conditions. A long dry spell finally ends, but you won't be missing much.

The one true standout in this whole forecast is the late morning session on Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of July. It’s not big, but it’s all we’ve got. Clean, offshore winds, 2 ft to 3 ft of east-southeast groundswell (period 10 seconds, weak energy around 127 to 154). The break at Langsbeach is exposed to the swell, and with an optimum direction from the NE, this east swell is a little off-angle but still workable. The offshore wind from the south will smooth it right out. Crowds are only sometimes a problem here, so a dawn patrol could have you alone. This is the pick for anyone with a patient, small-wave quiver.

Beyond that, it looks pretty bleak. No massive swell coming, just a long run of poor conditions. But as we know, forecasts can change, and it doesn’t tend to stay this flat for long.

Rusty.

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