Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up what this next stretch is lookin' like.

Well, I gotta be honest with ya – the next couple of weeks are a bit of a flat spell with very little to get excited about. There's a big old gap of nothing special. For the first nine days, from now through the 23rd of September, the surf is a real struggle. Tiny little knee-high waves, mostly under 1ft, with a mess of onshore or cross-off winds that just aren't doing us any favours. The combined energy is super weak, mostly in the single digits or low 20s. It’s a quiet, frustrating period.

Things finally show a tiny flicker of life on the morning of Tuesday the 24th. The main attraction, if you can call it that, is Langs Beach. We get a pulse of swell from the South-East pushing in around 3ft. It's a short period swell at 8 seconds, so not a lot of push, but the wind swings to a light offshore from the South-South-East. That cleans it right up. The combined energy climbs to 94 (moderate wave energy), which is the most we've seen in a while. The water temp is sitting around 60°, which is pretty normal for late September. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. That afternoon the wind goes glassy with the South-West breeze dying off, but the swell drops to 2ft. It's a micro-session for the desperate.

There’s nothing else after that that's worth paddling out for until Monday the 28th. That afternoon we might see another little bump, with a 4ft swell from the North, but the period is a horrible 5 seconds – that's pure wind chop and no power. Still, the combined energy hits 100 (moderate wave energy), and with a clean cross-off wind, it's at least rideable for the die-hards. Not good, but not total junk.

All in all, nothing here is a standout. The best of a bad bunch is definitely the morning of Tuesday the 24th at Langs Beach. You'll be surfing alone, because everyone else knows it's marginal. If you're desperate for a paddle, that's your window. Otherwise, save your energy.

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