Midigama Left Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Now for the outlook in imperial units – same flow, just converted sizes and temperatures.

Alright, so here’s the story for Midigama Left over the next couple weeks. It’s a pretty tame run overall. There are flashes where it looks rideable, but never anything to shout about for too long.

We start out Monday, August 3rd with a rough one. Monday morning has a 6ft swell out of the west, but a fresh 30 km/h cross-wind makes it lumpy and bumpy. Skip it. Monday afternoon cleans up with cross-offshore wind, but now the swell jumps to 7ft with a period of only 7 seconds – short-period mush that’s way too big and disorganized for this break. Not good.

Then Tuesday, August 4th is the highlight. Swell drops to 3-4ft, but it swings to the south-southwest – the ideal direction for Midigama Left – and the period goes to a very long 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell with moderate energy (1018-1258). The wind is 25 km/h cross-offshore, keeping it clean. For a point break, that long period gives you long, peeling lines that hold shape. Beginners can handle that size, too.

Wednesday, August 5th through around August 10th is a bit of a grind. The swell stays from the south-southwest, heights between 3ft and 5ft, periods still very long to extreme (14-19 seconds). Combined energy sits in the moderate range (1230-1809). But the wind is often cross or cross-shore at 25 km/h, so there’s a surface chop. The afternoons that go cross-off give you the best chance, like Wednesday and Friday, but it’s still only so-so. A lot of risk of thunderstorms in the mix.

The most powerful option might be Monday, August 10th afternoon, with a 5ft south swell, 14 second period, and combined energy hitting 2299 (strong). The wind is cross at 25 km/h, so it’s not clean, but if you want raw power and don’t mind a bumpy surface, that’s the most energy you’ll see.

From August 12th on, energy drops off quick. Swell heights stay between 2ft and 5ft, but energy values go down to the 500-700 range, and cross-winds stick around. The best of that late window could be Thursday afternoon, August 13th – cross-off wind at 20 km/h, 3ft SSW swell with a 15 second period. Small but clean.

The final days, August 16th to 18th, are poor. Swell below 3ft, short periods around 10 seconds, very low energy (319-709). The forecast even calls it “poor” from the 17th.

Water temperature – no anomaly noted, so average for this time of year.

Crowds at Midigama Left can pop up sometimes, but nothing wild. For this break, these quiet spells are pretty normal; don’t expect much to change quickly.

Best bet: Tuesday, August 4th morning for clean, long-period SSW swell. Backup: Monday afternoon, August 10th for solid power. The rest is just watching the horizon.

Rusty.

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