Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook is a tough one. We’ve got a massive 16-day window, but the first week and a half is a real desert. From now until about the 18th of September, it’s practically flat with nothing worth paddling out for. The only break on the radar is Langs Beach, and for the first 11 days, it’s just not happening.

We start off Monday afternoon with a weak 3ft N windswell, but a 16 mph cross-breeze from the WNW makes it a mess. The combined wave energy is a paltry 123, so there’s nothing to get excited about. That sets the tone for the next week. We get a few tiny pulses – a 2ft on Tuesday morning, a 0.7ft glassy morning on Wednesday the 9th – but the swell is just too small and weak to bother with. The water temp is about 60°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, just a touch warmer than average.

The one real glimmer of hope, and I mean a *glimmer*, comes on Friday the 11th morning. We get a 1ft pulse from the ENE with a 9-second period and a clean offshore wind from the SSW. The energy is still weak at 67, but that offshore wind is a major positive. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Then the long wait continues. Day after day of tiny, clean but weak swell. The combined energy readings stay in the teens and twenties – truly flat. The wind is often cross-offshore, making it look clean, but there’s just no juice.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting, but only for the brave. On Friday the 18th of September, the forecast throws a curveball. A proper 10ft N swell arrives, with a solid 8-second period and a massive energy reading of 1083 in the morning, jumping to 1308 in the afternoon. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the WSW, which would normally be perfect. However, for a beach break like Langs, 10ft is expert-only territory. It’s too big for beginners, and for most of us, it’s a beast. The forecast notes say the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

After that, it settles back down. Saturday the 19th sees a 3ft N swell, but the energy drops to 148, and it’s back to being ordinary. The final highlight is a bit of a tease on Monday the 21st afternoon with a 3ft E swell and a long 13-second period, giving us 283 energy, but it’s marginal. Then Tuesday the 22nd morning brings a 6ft E swell with a 12-second period and 1022 energy, but again, it’s flagged as having questionable tide conditions. The wind is cross-shore, not ideal.

So, to be honest, the best on offer is the Friday the 18th big swell for the experts only, and maybe that Tuesday the 22nd morning for anyone who wants to gamble on a big, cleanish E swell. But for the rest of us, it’s a long wait for very little reward.

Rusty.

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