Lagundri-The Machine Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, we’ve got a solid run of swell at Lagundri-The Machine. It’s a sheltered reef set-up, so it needs a decent push, and for the first week and a half, we’ve got that. The water temp is bang on average for the time of year, sittin’ at 30°, so nothin’ wild there.

The action kicks off Tuesday morning, but it’s a bit scratchy – 7ft from the SW with a 17-second period, that’s some serious groundswell energy (2848), but it’s comin’ with a cross-on breeze. That’s gonna ruffle the surface a little. By Wednesday morning, though, it cleans right up: 6ft SW, 16-second period, glassy conditions. That is pure gold. The energy’s still strong (1646) and the tide should be workin’ for ya. That Wednesday morning window is a standout – clean, solid, and consistent. Thursday morning stays glassy, swell drops a touch to 4ft but the quality’s there.

We see a bit of a lull around Friday and Saturday – smaller, choppier stuff, with energy dropping below 1000 and a cross-on wind making it messy. Not worth paddlin’ out for unless you’re desperate.

Then from Monday the 7th, it starts to rebuild. A few days of clean, glassy mornings with 3ft to 5ft SW groundswell. The real gem pops up on Tuesday afternoon the 8th – 4ft SW swell, a massive 18-second period, glassy conditions, and energy at 1119. That’s a long, lined-up groundswell. At a reef like this, that’ll produce some long, walled-up rides. Wednesday morning the 9th is another beauty: 5ft SW, 16 seconds, glass.

From the 10th through the 14th, we’ve got a sustained run of 4ft to 6ft SW groundswell, mostly clean in the mornings with glassy or offshores. The standout in this stretch is Sunday morning the 13th – 6ft SW, 17-second period, clean, and the energy is crankin’ at 1767. That’s the biggest and best looking day of the whole outlook. Sunday afternoon goes glassy with zero wind – dead flat water, perfect walls.

The second week holds up nicely. The 14th and 15th are a little smaller and more mixed, with some cross-onshore afternoon slop, but the mornings are still clean. For the 16th, a glassy morning with 5ft SW is a nice way to finish.

Overall, this is a very solid period for Lagundri-The Machine. The first week is a slow build to a clean, solid Wednesday, then a lull, then the second week delivers the real goods. The standout windows are Wednesday morning the 2nd, Tuesday afternoon the 8th, and the absolute pick: Sunday morning the 13th. That’s the one you book off. 6ft SW, 17 seconds, clean conditions, big energy – this break will be pumpin’.

Remember, it’s an advanced reef break, so watch the tide and the shallow sections. It can get pretty heavy in the best way.

Rusty.

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