Llangennith Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s get stuck into this outlook for the next couple of weeks. I’m looking at Llangennith, and I have to be straight with you – it’s going to be a tough wait. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off for a decent paddle. The water is sitting at a very unusual 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year.

We kick off from Sunday the 26th of July, but honestly, you don’t want to be out there. We’ve got a 6ft swell with a short 7-second period coming from the west, but a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind is making a total mess of things. The wave energy is weak to moderate (312), and the whole day is just lumpy and poor.

This pattern pretty much sticks through the rest of July. The wind stays onshore or cross-onshore for days, and the swell is either too small or too short-period to clean up. By Tuesday morning, the 28th, the swell is down to a tiny 3ft with only 43 units of energy. There are a few days where it's glassy – like Saturday the 1st of August and Sunday the 2nd – but the swell is so weak (3ft and 2ft, with energy in the teens and twenties) that there’s just nothing to ride. It’s flat and glassy, which is nice for looking at, not for surfing.

We get a pulse of size in the first week of August. On Tuesday the 4th, we see a strong 6ft swell from the WSW, but a fresh 19 mph wind and lumpy conditions ruin it. The energy jumps up significantly to 555, but the quality isn’t there.

Now, the one that has my attention – the standout – is Saturday the 8th of August. This is still over a week away, so don’t book the day off just yet, but the signs are promising. Saturday morning brings a serious 8ft groundswell from the southwest, with a good 9-second period and a whopping 1065 units of wave energy. That’s strong energy. The kicker is the wind: glassy, with a slight air from the NNE. This will be clean, powerful, and only for experienced surfers. That 8ft is serious size for Llangennith, and it’s not for beginners. The period is long enough to hold its shape, but on a beach break like this, that long period (over 8 seconds) will mean solid, powerful lines. If you’re in the expert crew, mark that morning.

After that, the weekend drops off. Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th are back to small, choppy conditions as the wind swings back onshore and the swell fades.

So, to wrap it up: we have a two-week window where the first ten days are pretty much a blank. The only true, high-quality window is Saturday morning the 8th of August for the experts. That’s it for now.

Rusty.

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