Lourdata or Lourdas Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up—the surf outlook for Lourdata or Lourdas Beach is about as flat as a pancake for the next two weeks. We’ve got a long, long gap with hardly a ripple worth paddling for.

Right now, through to the end of August, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves. The combined swell energy is almost non-existent, sitting at just 5 (5) and 7 (7) on the Saturday, with a bit of cross-off or glassy wind in the mornings giving clean conditions, but the swell is only 0.3m to 0.4m from the W or WNW, and period is short at 4-5 seconds. Not worth wetting a wetsuit. Sunday and Monday follow the same pattern—clean mornings, tiny 0.3m to 0.4m waves, energy still pitiful. The water temp is 28°, with a 2° anomaly, so a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th see a tiny bump: 0.5m to 0.6m swell from the WNW/NW, with period up to 6 seconds, and combined energy only 22 (22) and 13 (13). That’s still weak. There’s glassy conditions Wednesday morning, which is lovely, but the waves are barely there. The rest of that week and into September first is the same story—clean, glassy mornings with no energy, or tiny 0.1m to 0.4m slop.

Now, here’s the one glimmer. On Monday the 31st of August, the morning shows a 1.0m swell from the WNW with a 6-second period, and combined energy of 80 (80). That’s the most energy we see in the whole window, and it’s still only moderate at best. The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 10 km/h, so clean. The waves are surfable but very ordinary, and the score reflects that. It’s a beach break, exposed to SW swell, which doesn’t match the WNW direction well. Still, if you’re desperate, that Monday morning is the only session that might get you a couple of knee-high runners. After that, it’s back to flatness through the first week of September.

Honestly, the pick of this sad lot is Monday morning, 31st August. 1.0m from the WNW, clean with cross-off breeze, but don’t expect much. The break is inconsistent rarely breaks, so you’ll be waiting. For beginners, this is manageable, but the crowd factor is “sometimes” so you might have company. Swell period is only 6 seconds, so no real power. The direction is a mismatch with the optimum SW, so waves will be weak and fat.

If you’re a kiter, that afternoon with 30 km/h NW cross-off wind on the 30th of August might look better than anything for paddle surfing. For the rest of us, it’s a flat spell that stretches all the way from now until that Monday, then another long gap with no recommendations through to the end of the forecast. It’s a blank run, but for this area that’s not unusual. Forecasts can change, but right now, don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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