Surf Forecasts:
Langs beach surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, NNE swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. 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 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty grim outlook for the next week or so. We’re looking at tiny swell for days on end, with the energy just not showing up. There’s a bit of a pulse that builds toward the end of this coming week, but it’s messy and blown out. It’s not until Sunday the 30th of August that we start to see anything remotely rideable, but only just. The first real chance of a surf comes that Sunday morning at Langs beach. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the NE, with weak energy. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the WSW, keeping things clean. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary, so don’t get your hopes up.
The following Monday the 31st of August isn't much better, even though there's a fresh offshore wind from the S at 19 mph. The swell is only 2 ft from the NE, and the energy is weak. The wind is right, but there's just no power behind it. That pattern of small, weak swell with clean conditions carries through the start of September, but again, it’s marginal at best. Nothing here is a standout; it’s all flat to tiny.
There’s a brief, odd window on Friday the 28th of August where the swell bumps up to 4 ft from the N, but the period is a shocking 5 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore from the N at 12 mph. That’s just a choppy, messy mess, not worth the paddle.
The only potential highlight, and I use that term loosely, is the Saturday the 29th of August morning. The swell hits 5 ft from the NNE with moderate energy, but the period is a short 7 seconds. The wind is light onshore, so it won't be clean, and that size is starting to get a bit much for beginners. Really, with the onshore wind and poor quality, this setup at a beach like Langs looks like it would be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, to sum it up, there is no true standout session in this 16-day window. The best bets are the marginal, clean mornings at the very end of August and start of September, but they're for the desperate. The water temp is sitting around 59°F, which is about average for the time of year at Langs, so at least you won't freeze while you're waiting for a wave that never comes. We’ll just have to hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 198 | 172 | 138 | 77 | 73 | 164 | 50 | 59 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.84m | 5:28AM1.77m | 6:03PM1.92m | 6:16AM1.83m | 6:46PM2.00m | 7:01AM1.91m | 7:27PM2.08m | 7:43AM1.98m | 8:06PM2.14m | 8:25AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.18m | 9:07AM2.09m | 9:25PM2.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.50m | 11:42PM0.60m | 11:56AM0.44m | 00:31AM0.52m | 12:42PM0.38m | 1:15AM0.43m | 1:25PM0.32m | 1:57AM0.35m | 2:07PM0.27m | 2:37AM0.27m | 2:48PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.22m | 3:29PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 3 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | ESE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 198 | 172 | 138 | 77 | 73 | 164 | 50 | 59 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 6 | NNE 9 | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | SSE 5 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 36 | 42 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | N 14 | — | N 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | N 9 | E 9 | N 11 | E 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 50 | 12 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 398 | 214 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 93 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 199 | 70 | 5 |
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