Saaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Saaga over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. The entire 16-day window is looking pretty grim for Saaga. There’s no real standout period, and the first decent recommendation doesn’t even pop up until Sunday, August 30th. Before that, we’re looking at a solid six-day stretch of poor surf conditions from Monday the 24th right through to Saturday the 29th. The wind is just relentless, with fresh to strong cross-onshore and cross-shore breezes making a mess of everything. The swell is there, but it’s not doing us any favours.

So, the *best* we’ve got – and it’s a relative term – comes around on Sunday, August 30th. The morning offers a bit of a reprieve with a clean cross-offshore wind, though the swell is fairly small at 4 ft from the south. The period is a long 16 seconds, which is proper groundswell, but for a reef break like Saaga, that long period can actually make it break a bit too straight. The water temperature is 81°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. The afternoon Monday the 31st also shows a window of clean conditions with a 5 ft swell from the ESE, but it’s still marginal.

If you’re a beginner, the swell sticks around 3 ft to 5 ft during these cleaner windows, which is fine, but the quality is just not there. For the experts, the big swell we saw on the 27th and 28th hit over 8 ft, but the wind was so bad it was a write-off. The combined wave energy was strong, hitting over 1900 (moderate-strong), but it was all wind-battered.

Given the persistent cross-shore wind and lumpy conditions, especially when the swell gets over 7 ft, this setup honestly looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for most of the period. The only real hope is the last few days of the month, but even then, it’s just a clean-up of a messy situation.

Hang in there, but don’t expect much.

- Rusty

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