Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a full 16-day window, but I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run at Lagide. The first week is pretty much a write-off, with tiny, weak, onshore junk. Things show a little more energy in the second week, but the winds stay strong and messy, so finding a decent wave is gonna be a struggle.

Right out of the gate, from Thursday the 6th to Tuesday the 11th, it’s all onshore slop. We’re looking at waist-to-chest-high waves from the NNW, but the wind is straight on it, and the energy is all over the place, from a weak 70 up to a moderate 113. Conditions are just poor, day after day. You’d be fighting a losing battle. The water temp is 67°, which is about normal for this time of year.

There’s a stretch from Wednesday the 12th right through to Sunday the 16th where the swell hangs around 3 to 4 ft, mostly from the NNW. The wave energy picks up a bit, getting into the moderate range (188 to 256), but again, it’s onshore winds – mostly a steady 12 to 16 mph from the north. It’s gonna be choppy and hard work. Not a day for a beginner; this is strictly for the hardcore.

Things get a bit more interesting from Monday the 17th, but it’s not good news for your average surfer. The combined energy jumps to a strong 305-332, driven by a WNW swell that’s come from the north. The problem? The wind is howling at 19 mph from the north-northwest, straight onto the beach-and-reef setup. This spot is fairly exposed, and with that much wind and a rising swell, it’s looking a whole lot more like a kite-surfing zone than a place for a clean paddle session. The period is a mediocre 9 seconds, so it’s not even going to have that long-period quality.

There really isn’t a single standout here. The whole 16 days is a flat or blown-out mess. For Lagide, a blank run like this is more or less normal for the area when the trade winds lock in. It’ll turn around eventually, but not in this forecast window.

Rusty

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