Lakouvardos or Lagkouvardos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the charts for the coming couple of weeks.

I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is a quiet one. We’re looking at a long gap with nothing really worth paddling out for. For the first ten days, the swell is tiny, the period is short, and the energy just isn’t there. You’ll see a bit of texture on the water, maybe a knee-high ripple, but nothing that’ll get your heart pumping. A lot of those days have the wind blowing cross or cross-onshore, which doesn’t help the cause.

There is one little blip worth noting on Saturday 18th – a morning session at *Lakouvardos or Lagkouvardos* could see the swell bump up to about `4ft` from the NW. The energy reading hits a moderate `55`, so there is some pulse there. But the wind is a gentle cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph, so expect a bit of chop on the face. The period is short at `5` seconds, so it’ll be a bit soft and unorganized. That’s really the only time the wave size reaches something you could ride, but it’s not clean enough to call a standout.

Then on Sunday 19th morning, the swell stays similar at `4ft` from the NW, and the energy jumps to `142` – that’s a moderate energy reading and the best numbers in the whole run. The wind goes light from the N at just 3 mph, cross-shore, so it should be reasonably clean. This is the closest we get to something worthwhile. But again, short period at 6 seconds and it’s inconsistent. The break itself only works on a WSW swell optimally, so this NW swell isn’t ideal. It might offer a few rideable waves for the die-hards.

Water temp is unremarkable for this time of year – nothing unusual to report there.

After that, things drop right back down to tiny, weak conditions again through to the end of the window on the 27th. Honestly, if you are into kite surfing, some of those afternoons with a moderate breeze and a choppy sea might be more fun than trying to surf.

So, in a nutshell: this is a real flat spell. If you absolutely have to get wet, your best bet is Sunday 19th July morning. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only window with a touch of size and clean-ish conditions. For the rest, I’d suggest you wait for the next forecast update – things often turn around.

Rusty.

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