Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, grab a coffee, let’s get into it. This is Rusty, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Lagide (beach and reef). The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag – some grim days, but one absolute pearler of a window that’s worth clearing your schedule for. The water temp is sitting right where it should be for this time of year, nothing unusual there. The swell energy is all over the shop, so let’s break it down.

We’re starting off on Tuesday the 25th of August with very ordinary stuff. A small 4ft swell from the WNW with a short 7-second period and weak energy (139), and the wind is a light cross-off, so you’ll get some funky, surfable waves but it’s nothing to write home about. That afternoon the wind picks up and it drops to 4ft, the energy drops to (107), and conditions turn poor – not worth paddling out for.

Wednesday the 26th is a write-off. A tiny 1ft swell and howling 30 km/h offshore winds might sound clean, but there’s no power (26) in the water. Thursday is bigger, with 6ft but gusty cross-off winds keep it messy and the energy jumps to (392) but it’s still no good. We’re in a bit of a lull here.

Then we get to Friday morning, the 28th of August. This is the standout. It’s glassy – dead calm, 5 km/h offshore wind from the ENE. The swell is a solid 8ft from the WNW with a long 11-second period, and the combined energy is pumping at (1462). That’s proper groundswell energy. It’s clean, powerful, and those longer-period waves will hold up well at this beach and reef setup. That said, 8ft is big – this is for experienced surfers only. The water will be glassy, no crowd info given, but for a morning like that, you’re gonna want to be first in.

The rest of that week and into the start of September is dominated by onshore winds and messy conditions. Swell stays in the 3ft to 7ft range, but it’s all blown out and onshore. There’s a period from the 29th of August right through to the 6th of September where the wind is howling from the north and the quality is garbage. No recommendations in that stretch.

Now, looking further ahead, around Monday the 7th of September, we see a massive spike in energy starting that night. On Monday afternoon we get a 5ft swell from the west with a ridiculously long 21-second period and energy reading (2244) – that’s a serious groundswell. But it’s onshore, so it’s likely too straight for the beach break. Then Tuesday the 8th of September morning is huge, 12ft from the WNW with a 14-second period and energy of (4724). That is powerful, but the notes say marginal due to tide or conditions, and the wind is onshore. That’s expert territory, and the setup looks like it might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The following days continue with solid but onshore swell.

So, truly your best bet is that Friday morning, the 28th of August. Glassy, clean, powerful 8ft. That’s the one. After that, the second week is promising in size but the wind is the enemy. Keep an eye on it, but for now, get on that Friday.

Rusty.

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