Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Lagide over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim start. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with nothing worth paddling out for. For the first week and a half, from Monday the 13th right through to Sunday the 26th of July, it’s mostly tiny, weak swell with poor wind. The wave energy is barely scratching the surface, with combined energy values sitting between 31 and 156 – that’s weak to barely moderate. Winds are mostly cross, cross-on, or onshore, and the swell heights are hovering around 1ft to 3ft, which is just not doing anything interesting. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

The only glimmer comes right at the very end of the outlook. On Monday the 27th of July, the swell finally shows up. Lagide is a beach and reef setup, and it’s fairly exposed. The morning of the 27th sees a 7ft swell from the NNW, with a period of 8 seconds. That’s a solid jump in size, and the combined energy shoots up to 973 – that’s strong wave energy. But here’s the catch: the wind is onshore from the north at 9 mph, so it’s not going to be clean. For advanced surfers only. That’s the only day that even looks like it might have something to offer, but it’s a wild, messy kind of power. Monday afternoon is slightly smaller at 7ft, but still cross-on and choppy. By Tuesday the 28th it’s even bigger at 8ft from the NNW, but with a fresh 19 mph onshore wind, it’s going to be a washing machine – more of a kite-surfing kind of setup than a paddle session.

So, to be straight with you: there’s one standout moment, and it’s Monday the 27th of July morning. It’s the only time the swell has any real size and energy, but the wind is a bastard. If you’re an expert and you don’t mind choppy, onshore conditions, that’s your window. For everyone else, this 16-day window is a write-off. The break is fairly consistent, but the conditions just aren’t lining up.

Rusty.

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