Lagide Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

It’s a pretty quiet start to the outlook, with no real surf to get excited about for the first few days. The wind is howling from the north and north-northwest, and the swell is all over the shop but with a messy, onshore wind, it’s just not going to be any good. Expect a gap of about four days of poor to flat conditions.

The first real glimmer of hope arrives on Sunday, September 13th in the morning. The swell is 4 ft from the NW, but the real story is the period – a solid 13 seconds, so that’s proper groundswell. The combined energy is moderate (555). The wind is glassy from the east, so the surface will be like a mirror. This is a standout window. Lagide is a beach and reef setup, and with a long-period swell like this, expect some nice lines but they might be a bit straight for the beach. The reef will be the spot to hunt. The water temp is 67°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Monday, September 14th keeps it going. The morning is clean with offshore wind from the SSE, with a 4 ft NW swell at 11 seconds. The energy is moderate (366). That’s a solid, clean option. The afternoon sees a lighter cross-offshore wind, with a 3 ft NW swell. It’s not as big, but it’s clean again.

The next real standout is Saturday, September 19th in the morning. The swell bumps up to 7 ft from the NNW, with a bit of a shorter period (8 seconds), but the wind is glassy from the WSW. The combined energy is strong (542). That’s expert territory, as anything over 8 ft is for experts only, and this is close. For a strong surfer, this will be firing. The crowd factor at Lagide is listed as "often," so you’ll have company, but with clean glass, it’ll be worth it.

After that, it tails off again. The rest of the week into the 23rd looks poor, with the wind swinging back onshore.

There’s a final, weird little note: on Wednesday, September 23rd in the afternoon, there’s a super long period swell of 16 seconds from the NW, but the swell height is only 2 ft. The energy is moderate (589). The wind is light cross-shore. It’s a marginal call, but that long period could throw up some clean, long lines at the reef if you’re after a slow, mellow session.

So, the best on offer is the glassy Sunday morning (13th) for the clean, long-period groundswell, and the Saturday morning (19th) for the bigger, punchier waves for the experts. Keep your eyes peeled.

Rusty.

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