Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab ya board and listen up, ‘cause old Rusty’s got the gen on Lagide for the next couple of weeks. The short story? It’s a bit of a frustrating wait, but there are a couple of golden windows if you’ve got patience.

For the first week, honestly, forget it. From Tuesday the 8th through to the 11th, the wind is hammering straight onshore or cross-on, making a mess of everything. The surf is there – pushing up to 6ft on Thursday the 10th from the NNW with a moderate energy (789) – but it’s ugly, blown-out slop. Not worth paddling out in.

Then things turn. Saturday the 12th is your first real shout. Morning glass-off with a NNE breeze of just 3 mph. It’ll be clean out there. The swell is a clean 5ft from the NNW, pushing a decent energy (321). The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is about normal for this time of year – feels like home. Keep in mind, though, Lagide is a beach and reef setup, so those sets might punch a little straight on the sand, and with that NNW optimum direction it should line up alright. Crowds are often here, so don’t expect to be alone.

But if you can hold out, Sunday the 13th is the standout. Get up early morning. Glassy conditions again from the east, and a beautiful 4ft groundswell from the NW with a really long 13-second period, pumping in a strong 710 energy. That long period will wrap in nicely here, giving it real power and shape. It’s the best quality on offer, no question. The afternoon gets a bit skanky with the cross-onshore, so hit it early.

Monday the 14th is another good one for the morning session – another glass-off with a 4ft NW swell (415 energy). Nice and clean. It’s a solid little run.

After that, it gets quiet again. The swell drops off from the 15th down to tiny, weak junk most days. All the way through the second week, the energy dips into the double digits and low hundreds. There’s a flicker of hope on Wednesday the 23rd with a 3ft WNW swell – that’s almost two weeks away – and a clean offshore from the SSW. The period is a very long 13 seconds, giving it some power (349), but it’s a long-range promise, so don’t bank on it just yet.

So bottom line: this is a slow patch. The first week is a write-off for clean waves. The best of it is the string of glassy mornings from Saturday the 12th to Monday the 14th, with Sunday being the pick. After that, you’re waiting on a maybe. Forecasts can change, but right now, that’s the story.

Rusty.

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