Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Lagide.

To be straight with you, for a beach and reef set-up, we’re in for a long wait. The next two weeks are mostly a write-off, with a lot of onshore wind and messy conditions. The water temp is sitting at about average for this time of year, around 70°, so nothing unusual there.

The first proper sniff of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t come until Tuesday the 18th of August in the morning. That’s the standout of the whole outlook. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell rolling in from the NNW with a light offshore SSE breeze. Swell period is short at 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but the wind will keep it tidy. Combined energy is moderate (317) – enough to push you around but not hammer you. For an exposed spot like Lagide, this is your window. Crowds are listed as ‘often’, so expect company.

After that Tuesday morning window, the wind swings cross-off and onshore again, and the quality drops fast. By Wednesday the 19th, we’re down to knee-to-waist high dribble with weak energy (105), and the wind is messy. Through the rest of the week and into the following week, it’s pretty grim – persistent onshore winds from the NNW and N, making for poor, choppy surf. We do see a couple of days with bigger swell, like Saturday the 22nd of August with 8ft from the NNW, but it’s blown out by 22 mph onshore winds. That’s too big for beginners and blown out for experts – honestly, might be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

There’s another small window on Tuesday the 25th of August morning with 4ft from the NNW, but the wind is cross-on and there’s not enough energy (387) to make it exciting. The very end of the outlook, Thursday the 27th of August, sees a 7ft NNW swell but again, it’s hammered by onshore winds. Not one to circle on the calendar.

So, the call is simple: If you want clean waves, your only real shot is Tuesday the 18th of August in the morning. Get out there early. The rest of the 16 days is a long, frustrating gap of onshore junk. Forecasts can change, but right now, this is a patience game.

Rusty.

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