Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Langs beach. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and underwhelming for us, with a lot of tumbleweed rolling through the lineup.

We’ve got a long, quiet gap right at the start. Monday the 3rd through Tuesday the 6th is basically a write-off. We’re looking at tiny, weak swell – we’re talking 0.7ft to 1ft with combined wave energy barely breaking 40 (37). That’s just not enough to get excited about, even with the morning glass-offs. Water temp is sitting at 60°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

There’s a little flicker of life on Wednesday the 5th. A small southeast swell pushes in at 2ft, but the period is a short, weak 7 seconds. The wind swings south and offshore though, which is a bonus. The combined energy nudges up to 69 – still weak, but it’s at least surfable. Thursday the 6th drops right back off again, and Friday the 7th is a total dud with 0.3ft swell and a 16-second period that’s just too long to do anything with those tiny heights.

The weekend of the 9th and 10th offers a tiny bit of hope, but it’s marginal. Sunday morning the 9th looks like the best of a bad bunch – glassy conditions with a 3ft north swell, 7-second period, and combined energy of 71. It’s rideable, but it’s ordinary. Then Monday the 10th gets hammered by strong easterly winds, making it a mess.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is a massive spike on Friday the 14th of August. The charts are showing a 10ft north-northeast swell ripping in with a combined energy of 800. That’s a serious amount of water. But here’s the catch – the guidance says this swell is predicted to be too big for Langs beach. This is an exposed beach break, and with that kind of size and a cross-onshore wind, it’s going to be a washing machine. Honestly, it looks more interesting for the kite crew than anyone with a paddle. The afternoon drops to 8ft but the energy jumps to 1578 – that’s absolutely pumping, but again, it’s going to be a brutal, churning shorebreak for anyone on a surfboard. Save this one for the experts only, and even then, be careful.

After that, the surf drops off a cliff again. The 15th and 16th go back to weak, small, windy conditions, and the final few days from the 17th to the 18th tease us with tiny, clean 1ft to 2ft waves from the east-northeast. It’s surfable, but you’ll be fighting for small, weak waves.

So, to sum it up: the best on offer is that Sunday morning the 9th for a small, clean session, or if you’re a grom learning, the Wednesday morning the 5th. The big swell on the 14th is a spectacle, but it’s not for paddling. There’s a solid 10-day gap of basically nothing in the middle there. It’s a slow period, but the forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.

Stay stoked, Rusty.

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