Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Langs beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, it’s a pretty grim start. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions. The first week is basically a write-off for any decent paddle session. From Thursday the 23rd of July right through to the end of that month, the swell is tiny—mostly under 3 feet—and the wind is almost always cross or cross-onshore, or the swell period is too short to do anything with. The combined energy is weak, sitting in the two-digit range for most of that time, and the forecasts are all "poor surf conditions". You’d be better off staying home and waxing the longboard for a dream.

The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Tuesday the 28th of July. The morning brings a clean 3 ft easterly swell with a 14-second period, and a light cross-offshore wind from the SSW. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 257—that’s got some push. It’s small, but for a spot that’s been dead, it’s a proper start. And the water temp is sitting at 60°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Wednesday the 29th of July is the real standout of the first week. The morning is glassy—I mean dead flat calm, with a 5 km/h breeze from the SE. That’s *glass*. The swell is still 3 ft from the east, with a 14-second period, and 236 combined energy. For a beach break, that long period might make it a little straight, but with that wind, it’s going to be clean, clean, clean. This is the best you’ll see in the first week. The crowds here are "sometimes," so you might have a few mates out, but it’s worth the early alarm.

Then we hit a brick wall. From Thursday the 30th of July all the way through to Monday the 3rd of August, it’s back to poor conditions. The swell picks up a bit, but it’s plagued by strong cross-onshore winds from the ENE and NE, making for choppy, lumpy, and frankly unpleasant surf. The combined energy climbs into the hundreds and even thousands, but it’s all wind-slop. The 13 ft swell on Saturday the 1st of August? That’s a no-go for paddling—those are kite-surfing numbers, and the wind is blowing straight onshore. Not for us.

The silver lining is at the very end of the forecast. Wednesday the 5th of August brings a glassy afternoon with a 5 ft easterly swell and a 5-second period—short period, but it’s glassy. Then Thursday the 6th of August is the real gem: the morning has 3 ft from the ENE with a 9-second period, glassy wind from the SW, and 252 energy. The afternoon is even better: 4 ft, 10-second period, and *dead calm*—0 km/h wind, glassy as a mirror, with 305 combined energy. That’s the pick of the whole 16 days. It’s far out, so don’t treat it as a lock, but if it holds, that’s the session you want.

So, the long and short: the first week is mostly a dud, with a couple of clean small windows mid-week. The second week has a promising glassy day or two, but it’s a long way off. Keep an eye on the 6th of August.

Rusty.

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