Llangennith Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. We’re looking at a pretty grim stretch ahead for Llangennith. The ocean is going to be working, but it’s just not going to be lining up for us for the vast majority of this 16-day window. Most of the time, it’s gonna be messy, blown out, or just plain flat. It’s a tough one to write up, but here’s the honest picture.

First up, there’s nothing worth getting wet for over the next several days. The surf is tiny and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up whatever dribble is out there. We're looking at a whole lot of poor surf conditions through the 16th, 17th, and 18th. The weak energy in the water, around 11 to 126, tells you everything you need to know. The swell is short-period, under 7 seconds, and just doesn't have any push.

The 19th and 20th see a bit more swell – up to 5.6ft – and the energy picks up into the low 200s, but it's all for nothing. The wind stays on it from the west and southwest, making it a messy, choppy open beach. This is a setup that’s far more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers. Don't get your hopes up for the morning of the 27th either. It’s a touch bigger, 5.6ft, but still junky with a cross-onshore breeze.

We get a tiny tease of cleaner conditions on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th with some lighter winds, but the swell just disappears. We're talking 0.7ft to 1ft. It’s flat, pure and simple.

Now, the one little spark in all this gloom is the morning of Tuesday, the 25th. It's not a monster by any stretch, with a tiny 0.3ft swell, but the wind goes glassy and the ocean will be clean. The energy is weak as anything, but if you're desperate, it might be the only time you can sit out there without battling the elements. But honestly, with swell that small, it’s a skeg-dragging session at best.

Looking further out, things get more interesting but also less certain. By the 29th and 30th of August, the swell is really forecast to fill in. On the afternoon of the 29th, we could see a solid 9.8ft of west-southwest swell, with energy rocketing up to that 1242 range. That’s very strong wave energy, and it points to some serious size. But, and it's a big but, the wind is going to be howling onshore at 22 mph or more. The 30th keeps that strong energy (368-392) with 5.6ft to 5.9ft waves, but again, it's all blown out by a strong westerly.

The long-range promise is there, but the wind is the great equalizer. This is all promising but less certain given how far out it is.

The water is much warmer than usual for this time of year, coming in at 69.1°F and a solid +7.6°F above the average. It’s a weird feeling to have that warm water and no surf to enjoy it in.

So, there you have it. A whole lot of nothing for the foreseeable future. A blank run like this happens, but Llangennith is a consistent spot, so I don't expect it to stay this bad for long. Keep the faith, keep an eye on the charts, and don’t bother waxing up just yet. We’ll be back.

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