Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about Langs Beach.

We’re looking at a pretty grim 16-day window overall. For the first week, the story is one of tiny, weak swells and poor conditions. The water temperature is sitting right around average for this time of year at about 59°F, so nothing unusual there.

The first hint of any real action doesn't arrive until Saturday afternoon, the 29th of August. It’s a short-lived window but worth a mention. The swell jumps to 8ft from the NNE, with a short period of 8 seconds, and clean offshore winds out of the SSW. The combined swell energy is a moderate 827. That’s a solid, punchy wave for the afternoon, but at 8ft, it’s really only for the experienced crew. Beginners should sit this one out.

After that, we’re back to a long, depressing stretch of tiny, weak surf. From Sunday the 30th right through to the morning of Saturday the 12th of September, the swell hovers between 1.0ft and 4ft with weak energy readings (mostly under 100). The winds are messy, often cross-off or cross-on, but the swell is just too small and gutless to make anything of it. It’s a total blank run.

Then, on Saturday afternoon, the 12th, things get interesting. The swell is still tiny at 1ft from the NE, but the period is a very long 12 seconds, hinting at some groundswell energy. The combined energy is a weak 56, but the real kicker is the wind: glassy, dead calm, from the S at just 3 mph. The conditions are clean, but the waves are just ordinary. This is a morning for a longboard or a foiler, not a shortboard.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the Monday afternoon, 7th of September. The swell is predicted to be 10ft from the N, with a combined energy of 1228 – that’s a very strong energy level. The wind is a strong offshore breeze from the WSW at 25 mph, promising clean conditions. However, the guidance says it’s predicted to be too big for this break. That’s a solid 10ft on the face, which is expert territory only, and it might be too much for the beach to handle. It’s the best wave of the forecast by a long shot, but it's a one-day-only, expert-only proposition.

Honestly, for the rest of the time, the combination of small swell, short period, and onshore winds makes this look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep your expectations low, and maybe wait for the next forecast.

Rusty.

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