Langs beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. This is Rusty.

Look, I’m gonna be straight with you – for this stretch of coast, we’ve got a long dry spell on the cards. The first couple weeks are pretty grim for any proper surfing, but there is a little light at the end of the tunnel if you’re patient.

Langs beach is the only spot on the menu, and it’s an exposed beach break, fairly consistent but not really firing for the majority of the outlook. Water temp is sitting about 59°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing weird going on.

Starting off, Tuesday the 18th there’s a tiny 2ft east swell sneaking in with a 9-second period. The wind is offshore SSW though, and the combined energy is weak (61). It’s surfable but very ordinary. That’s basically the theme for a while.

Wednesday the 19th is a write-off in the morning with nothing, and the afternoon offers a short period 2ft from the SE with a cross-off breeze. Not worth getting wet for.

Thursday the 20th is your first real tease. The morning goes glassy with a WSW wind, but the swell is only 2ft from the east. The afternoon is dead calm – zero wind – but again tiny 2ft east swell. Combined energy is weak (58). Clean, but gutless.

Friday the 21st is similar. Tiny 2ft east swell in the morning, clean, but that’s about it. Afternoon drops off completely.

From Saturday the 22nd right through to the 26th, it’s a wasteland. Swell heights drop below 1ft, periods get shorter, and we get a few days of cross-shore or light onshore winds. I’m talking about a solid four or five days where you’d be wasting your time even looking at the ocean.

Then, the wind kicks up strong on the 27th and 28th from the north. Swell jumps to 6ft on Thursday the 27th, but the wind is howling onshore at 12 mph. That 6ft north swell has a short, bumpy 6-second period and combined energy jumps to 234 (moderate energy), but it’s going to be a messy, blown-out windswell. This setup is really more for the kite surfers than paddle guys. Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th are the same story – onshore northerly winds ruining a moderate amount of swell energy (194 and 160).

Now here’s the standout. Sunday the 30th of August. Finally. We get a 5ft NNW groundswell rolling in with a period of 7 seconds. The wind goes glassy in the morning, and the combined energy is solid (269). The afternoon is even glassier, winds calm, and the swell settles to a clean 4ft. The energy is still strong (270). This is the best window. The only catch is some risk of thunderstorms, but if you can get out there, Langs beach will have some clean, surfable lines. The 5ft is manageable for most surfers, not too gnarly, and with no wind it’ll be your best day in the whole 16-day stretch. The swell is from the NNW which isn’t the optimum NE direction for this break, but it’s still okay for an exposed beach.

After that, the first of September brings a return to small, clean but weak surf (1ft to 2ft) with offshore breezes, but it’s nothing to get excited about. That Sunday the 30th is the one to circle.

So to sum it up: a whole lot of flat and crummy days, but a genuine window of quality on the 30th of August. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

Read more