Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mates, let’s size this up. The next few days are pretty average, but we got a little window of clean surf shaping up toward the end of the week, then it all drops off into a long flat spell. Nothing heavy here – just fun, small stuff for the logs and fishes. After that, from the second weekend, we’re looking at nearly a week with barely a wave. Let’s run through it.

Tuesday 7th July is a scratch. Risk of thunderstorms, choppy with a 1.6m north windswell and cross-on wind. Just leave it.

Wednesday 8th July – morning is the first chance. Swell drops to 0.7m from the east with an 11 second period, cross-off wind from the SSW. Combined energy is 224 – moderate, and the wave state is clean. It’s marginal on the tide, but it’s surfable. The afternoon has a bit more size, 1.0m east swell at 10 seconds, still cross-off, but it’s rated as poor. Maybe morning is worth a session if you’re keen.

Thursday 9th July morning has 0.8m east swell with offshore S wind – clean, but very ordinary. Energy is a weak 137. Afternoon sees a fresh 30 km/h offshore wind from the south, but the swell drops to 0.7m and energy to 105 – that’s a blowy, small wave day. Not for me.

Friday 10th July – now we’re talking. Friday morning has a clean 1.0m from the ESE with 10 second period and moderate offshore SSW wind. Energy is 207. This is rated as “expect good surf.” The afternoon holds at 0.9m, still clean. This is the start of the good run.

Saturday 11th July is the standout. Morning is glassy – 5 km/h SE breeze, 1.0m east swell at 10 seconds. That’s the kind of morning that makes you happy to be alive. Combined energy is 207, but with zero wind it’ll be clean as glass. This is the best wave in the whole forecast. The break is Langs Beach, a beginner-friendly exposed beach break. Water temp is 16°C, about average for the time of year (just 0.9° above normal). Crowds are “sometimes” – with conditions this good, you’ll see a few, but it won’t be packed. Pack a 4/3 wetsuit.

Saturday afternoon gets a light cross-off from the ESE, swell at 0.9m, energy 176 – still fun.

Sunday 12th July is smaller. Morning has 0.6m east swell with a light cross-off SE breeze, energy weak at 74. Afternoon goes cross-shore with 0.6m and 67 energy – better off with a coffee.

From Monday 13th July it flatlines. Swell drops to 0.4m and stays tiny. Monday has onshore north wind, Tuesday 14th gets a pulse of 1.7m from the north but it’s a short-period 6 second windswell, cross-on wind and rain – just messy. Energy is 269, but quality is poor.

Wednesday 15th July morning is still poor, but that afternoon has a weird one: only 0.4m from the east-northeast but with an 18 second period, light cross-off wind from the WSW. Combined energy is 256 from that long groundswell, and it’s rated “expect good surf.” But with only 0.4m, it’s more of a paddle than a surf. Novelty factor.

Thursday 16th July morning has 0.8m east swell with a 16 second period and a cross-shore WNW wind – energy of 438 (strong), but the conditions are poor with a chop. Afternoon is 0.7m at 15 seconds, cross-off from the SW and clean, but only a marginal rating.

From Friday 17th July through to Wednesday 22nd July, the swell stays below 0.5m, periods are short, winds are onshore or cross-shore. All energy values are under 100 – this is a dead zone. That’s about 6 days with nothing. For a beach break like Langs, this flat spell isn’t that unusual in winter, but forecasts can always change. Right now, it’s a waiting game.

So the bottom line is: Saturday 11th July morning is the one. Glassy, chest-high, clean east swell. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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