Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Lagide.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t show up until the morning of Saturday the 5th, and even then, it’s barely a whisper. The water is sitting at 66°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent suit.

Saturday morning the 5th delivers the only truly clean window in the whole outlook. The wind is glassy out of the NE at 3 mph, and there’s a tiny 3 ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period. The combined energy is still weak (120), so it’s small and gentle, but with the glassy conditions, it might be the only moment you can get a clean little wave on the beach-and-reef setup. The optimum swell direction here is NNW, and this is WNW, so it’s not the best angle, but with that wind, it’s the pick of a very poor bunch.

After that, it’s a write-off. From Saturday afternoon the 5th all the way through to Thursday the 18th, the onshore winds just don’t let up. There’s a bigger pulse of swell around the 6th and 7th, with chest-high waves hitting 4 ft to 5 ft from the NNW, and the combined energy jumps into the moderate range (576 to 780), but every single session is blown out by strong onshore northerlies. It’s not worth paddling for.

The situation gets a bit more interesting later in the run. On the morning of Friday the 18th, we see a 5 ft NW swell with a long 12-second period, and the wind is light and cross-shore from the E at 6 mph. The combined energy is strong (915). That’s a promising mix, but it’s a long-range call, so don’t lock it in yet. The following morning, Saturday the 19th, the ESE wind is 9 mph and cross-offshore, which will keep it clean, but the swell jumps to 8 ft from the NNW with a short 8-second period. That’s too big for beginners and the short period means it’ll be a bit lumpy. The combined energy is very strong (919 to 1035). That’s expert territory, and with the swell direction right on the optimum for Lagide, it could be a proper session for the crew who know what they’re doing. But again, it’s a long way out.

Overall, there’s a big gap of no-good surf from the afternoon of the 5th right through to the 18th. The only real standouts are the glassy morning on the 5th for a fun little paddle, and the possible clean, heavy morning on the 19th for the experts. Keep an eye on that second one.

- Rusty

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