Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this outlook for Lagide is a tough one. We've got a 16-day window, but the first few days are pretty average, so don't rush down straight away.

The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a decent wetsuit.

Friday the 3rd starts things off with 4 ft of swell from the NNW. The energy is moderate (316), but that 8-second period is short and choppy, plus a cross-shore wind doesn't help. It's a marginal start.

Saturday the 4th morning is your best early call. It's only 3 ft, but the wind goes glassy with a slight air, so it'll be clean. The energy drops to 239, and it's short-period, but for a paddle out, that's your window. The afternoon turns ordinary again.

From Sunday the 5th right through to the 10th, we're looking at a real flat spell. Kiddie-sized waves—0.7 ft to 3 ft—with onshore winds and low energy (down to 16). Honestly, there's nothing to get excited about. That's nearly a week of no real surf.

Now the second week gets interesting, but not in a good way for paddling. From Saturday the 11th, the swell jumps to 6 ft from the NNW, but it's pinned by howling onshore winds—22 mph to 25 mph. By Sunday the 12th and Monday the 13th, the swell hits 8 ft with energy up over 1000 (1053 and 1150), but those strong onshore winds are trashing it. This is big, messy, blown-out stuff. For a beach and reef setup like Lagide, this is more a kite-surfer's dream than a paddle surfer's. Only experts should even think about it when the swell is over 8 ft.

It finally settles down by Wednesday the 15th, with 4 ft dropping to 1.0 ft by the 16th. The last few days, like Friday the 17th morning, show glassy conditions again with 1 ft, but the energy is tiny (44).

Overall, the standout is Saturday morning the 4th. It's not pumping, but if you want a clean, glassy session on 3 ft swell, that's your moment. Everything else is either flat or blown out. If you've got a kite, those big days from the 11th to the 13th will be lit, but for a surfboard? Hard pass.

Rusty.

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