Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Langs Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty quiet for a while. We’ve got a real dry spell on our hands. From now, through Monday the 7th of September and well into the middle of the month, there’s barely a ripple worth paddling for. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft, and even when it shows a bit of energy, the conditions are just poor. There are days where the wind is clean and cross-offshore, like Tuesday the 8th, but the swell is so small (2 ft to 2 ft from the north) that you’d be fighting for a knee-high dribble. The combined wave energy is weak, sitting between 13 and 74 (weak energy), so it’s just not doing anything.

That blank run goes on for a solid week and a half. You’re looking at a gap of about 12 days with no real surf on offer. It’s not until Sunday the 20th of September that things finally start to wake up.

Now, here’s where we get a little interesting. On the 20th, a pulse of swell arrives. Sunday morning shows a 8 ft swell from the north-northeast with a period of 8 seconds – that’s a short-period windswell, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and unorganized. The wind is cross-shore and moderate, making for choppy conditions. The combined energy jumps to 642 (moderate wave energy), but it’s not clean. By Sunday afternoon, the wind swings to cross-offshore from the west-southwest, and the swell drops a touch to 8 ft from the north-northeast, still with that 8-second period. The energy is strong at 672 (moderate wave energy), and the conditions clean right up. That afternoon window on the 20th is your standout for the whole forecast. It’s going to be a solid, punchy wave, but at 8 ft, this is strictly for the experienced crew – beginners should sit this one out. The swell direction (NNE) is a good match for Langs Beach, which is exposed to north-easterly swells, and with that offshore wind, it’ll be clean and lined up. Crowds are possible here, so expect some company.

Monday the 21st sees the swell still pumping, with 6 ft to 7 ft from the northeast, but the wind is cross-shore and moderate, so it’ll be a bit messy. The energy is still solid, hitting 468 and even 1072 (moderate to strong wave energy), but the lack of clean wind holds it back. Tuesday the 22nd has a 6 ft swell from the east-northeast with a fresh cross-offshore breeze, so it’ll be clean again, but the size is dropping.

So, to wrap it up: the first week and a half is a total write-off – tiny, weak, and not worth your time. The one true standout is the afternoon of Sunday the 20th of September, when a solid 8 ft NNE swell meets clean offshore wind at Langs Beach. It’s a short-period windswell, so don’t expect perfection, but for this stretch, that’s the best you’re getting. For the big swell later, this is expert territory. Otherwise, sit tight and hope the forecasts shift.

- Rusty

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