Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty.

First up, let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. The forecast here for Langs beach is a real mixed bag of tiny, weak swells and a whole lot of onshore or cross-shore wind. The water temp is sitting at about 59°, which is pretty much spot on for the time of year, nothing weird there.

We kick off Monday the 24th of August, but don't get your hopes up. We've got a tiny 0.3ft NE swell coming in, but with a period of 12 seconds, it's a long period groundswell that’s just got no grunt. The combined energy is a measly 8, so it's basically flat. The wind is a cross-off from the SW, but with nothing to push around, it's just a clean, flat ocean. That's a big, fat zero. This dribble continues through Tuesday and Wednesday the 25th and 26th. The swell barely nudges 0.3ft, and the wind is either cross or cross-off. It's a total write-off.

Thursday morning the 27th of August is a bit of a tease. The swell is still a pathetic 0.7ft from the NNE, but my god, the wind is glassy. It's coming from the NNW at just 3 mph. It's a beautiful, clean surface, but there's just no wave to ride. The combined energy is only 14. That's frustrating.

We get a slight pulse on Friday the 28th of August. The swell jumps to 3ft from the N, but look at that period – a shocking 4 to 5 seconds. That's all windswell, and it's being pushed by a 12 mph onshore wind from the N. The wave energy is 40 to 56, but it's just a choppy, messy mess. Not for us.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday the 29th of August. The swell is up to 3ft in the morning, and 5ft in the afternoon from the NNE. The period is a bit better at 6 to 7 seconds, and the wind is a clean cross-off from the SW. The combined energy hits 138 in the morning and 193 in the afternoon – that's moderate energy. The notes say "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's a 1 out of 10, so it's not the day to call in sick. It's just about the best of a bad lot, but it's still pretty ordinary.

Sunday and Monday the 30th and 31st of August see the swell drop back, with a lot of wind from the SW at 19 mph. The energy is there, between 132 and 163, but the wind is fresh and the waves are just not stacking up. It's a clean ocean surface, but with a weak 3ft NE swell, it's not doing much.

The start of September, the 1st, looks a little better. The swell is a consistent 3ft from the NE, and the period is a solid 10 seconds. The wind is light, even glassy in the afternoon from the WSW at 3 mph. The combined energy is 149 to 178. The notes again say "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's still a 1 out of 10. It's clean, but the swell is just too small to get excited about.

From the 2nd of September onwards, it's a whole lot of nothing. The swell bounces between 2ft and 6ft, but the wind is always sub-par – cross, onshore, or cross-on. The period is short, 5 to 9 seconds. The energy gets up to 257 on the 4th of September for a 6ft swell from the N, but with a 6-second period and a cross-on wind, it's a messy, lumpy, marginal day. That's a "marginal surf forecast" right there.

The rest of the run into the second week is a train wreck. Small swell, 0.7ft to 1ft, and fresh onshore winds from the NE and ENE. The combined energy is low, under 100. We get a little bump on the 8th of September with a 4ft to 4ft N swell, but again, short period and poor wind.

So, the standout? Honestly, there isn't one. If I had to pick a window, it would be the afternoon of Tuesday the 1st of September. The wind is glassy, the swell is a tiny 3ft from the NE, with a 10-second period. It's clean, but it's small. It's the best of a very quiet period. The rest is a long, hard slog of flat or messy conditions. It's a stretch of at least a week with almost nothing worthwhile.

Rusty

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