Shida Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s cut the chatter. The next couple of weeks ain’t looking great for a decent surf. There’s some energy coming, but it’s all messed up with strong winds and massive size. Here’s the skinny.

First spot is Shida. This break is inconsistent, and it’s a real struggle. The first few days have tiny swell, only 1ft to 2ft from the east or southeast, with a period mostly 9 to 11 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak to moderate (131). Water temp is 79°, which is normal for the season. The wind is all over the place. Friday morning has a cross-onshore, making it choppy. Friday afternoon cleans up with a cross-offshore breeze, but it’s still mediocre.

Saturday, 25th July, starts with a clean, offshore SSW wind and 2ft swell, but it’s nothing special. The afternoon has a risk of thunderstorms, but the swell is small and clean. Sunday morning, 26th July, is the best of a weak bunch: glassy conditions with 1ft swell from the SE and a 15-second period. That long period (over 15 seconds) means it’s a groundswell, which can be a bit straight at beach breaks, but the glassy wind makes it rideable. The energy is still weak (131). It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Monday, 27th July, and Tuesday, 28th July, are a total washout. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the northeast at 12 mph, and the swell is only 3ft to 3ft with a short 7-second period, creating weak, choppy energy (190 to 211). Poor surf conditions through Wednesday and Thursday, with small, poorly shaped waves.

Friday, 31st July, through Sunday, 2nd August, the swell stays tiny, around 1ft to 2ft. The winds are mostly offshore or cross-offshore, but the energy is low (44 to 155). It’s a long stretch of small, clean, but boring waves.

Now, here’s the big story: from Tuesday, 4th August, the swell jumps up, but it’s not good for paddle surfing. The swell height builds from 4ft to 31ft, with a long period of 16 to 18 seconds (very long groundswell). The combined energy explodes from 614 to a massive 96855. That’s strong to very strong wave energy. But the wind is a fresh to gale-force cross-onshore, 18 to 43 mph, creating lumpy, messy, and dangerous conditions. By Thursday, 6th August, the swell is 15ft, and by Friday, 7th August, it’s 18ft, with a cross-shore wind at 25 mph. That size is over 8ft, so it’s for experts only, but the wind is just too strong for clean surfing. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The waves at Shida are just too big and blown out to be any fun.

The standout window? There isn’t a real gem here. The best you’ll get is the glassy, small surf on Sunday morning, 26th July, if you’re really itching to get wet. Otherwise, the whole 16-day window is a tough one. It’s a long stretch of poor quality, with a massive pulse of swell that’s completely ruined by the wind. Sometimes that’s just how it goes.

Rusty.

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