Surf Forecasts:
Langs beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with 578 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s 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 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Langs beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore 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 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Langs beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's break down what we've got coming up at Langs beach.
The short version? It's a quiet outlook for the next couple of weeks. There are a couple of windows that could offer a wave, but mostly it's looking like a lot of small, messy, or windy days. The first decent chance doesn't show up until the afternoon of Saturday, the 29th of August, so there's a bit of a wait from now.
We'll start with that Saturday afternoon. The wind is expected to swing offshore from the SSE, which is a big positive for cleaning things up. The swell is around 5 ft from the NNE, with a short 8-second period. It's not going to be powerful, but light offshore wind with a little bit of wave height should make for some fun, rideable waves. The combined energy is moderate (287). It's a rare bright spot in the period.
Now, Sunday the 30th of August and Monday the 1st of September look pretty poor. The wind is set to be strong, 18 to 21 mph, from the SW and WSW, putting it cross-offshore. While the wind will make for clean faces, the swell drops right off to below 3 ft. The energy is weak, dropping into double digits (108 by Sunday). Not really worth paddling out for.
The rest of the first week into the second week, from the 2nd of September through the 12th of September, is mostly a write-off. Swell sizes are tiny, mostly below 2 ft, with weak energy levels. The winds are mostly cross or side-off. There's one day, the 9th of September, that has an early morning window of glassy conditions (0 mph wind from the south) and a clean look, but the swell is only 3 ft from the north with a weak energy of 92. It's surfable, but only just, and very ordinary.
Looking further out to the 8th of September, there is a pulse of bigger swell forecast. The morning of Tuesday the 8th of September shows 6 ft from the NNW, with moderate energy (392), building to 7 ft from the N in the afternoon (466). This is the biggest swell of the period. However, the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the NNW at 12-15 mph, which will make it choppy. At over 7 ft, this is really for experienced surfers only in those conditions.
Honestly, for this whole stretch, the only true standout is that Saturday afternoon (29th of August) with the clean offshore wind and a bit of size. If you want a wave, that's your best bet. Everything else is either too small or too messy to get excited about.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 284 | 375 | 344 | 136 | 120 | 166 | 95 | 86 | 70 | 53 | 54 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.98m | 8:06PM2.14m | 8:25AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.18m | 9:07AM2.09m | 9:25PM2.20m | 9:50AM2.12m | 10:07PM2.19m | 10:34AM2.12m | 10:51PM2.15m | 11:22AM2.10m | 11:40PM2.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.35m | 2:07PM0.27m | 2:37AM0.27m | 2:48PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.22m | 3:29PM0.25m | 3:56AM0.19m | 4:11PM0.27m | 4:37AM0.19m | 4:56PM0.31m | 5:21AM0.21m | 5:44PM0.36m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 4 | 9 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 284 | 250 | 344 | 136 | 120 | 166 | 95 | 86 | 70 | 53 | 54 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | E 12 | — | NE 9 | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 166 | 261 | 375 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 70 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 140 | 161 | 374 | 374 | 398 | 140 |
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