There are few other waves in the immediate area, first the outside one which you see from Lagundri’s line up, Indicators. Then there’s this one, a seriously interesting case just a five minute boat ride away. This day Lagundri was chest high and soft when the real deal was pushing 10′ sets going all slabby in front of a semi dry barrier reef. Leo got semi greedy after a good one and decided to try his luck from deeper. This was minor but the one which landed on him when he was paddling back was just nightmarish. If you end up in lagoon it’ll be a painful walk back to Lagundri.

“This day Lagundri was chest high and soft when the real deal was pushing 10′ sets going all slabby in front of a semi dry barrier reef”

(below) The evening when the swell started to pulse. I thought it would be a good idea to try and get some water stuff done, but since it was my first time there I wasn’t aware what the wave does when period hit 20 second mark. There was no current whatsoever, but just a surge of water pushing you deeper into the bay, painful to swim against. I found out pretty soon that it won’t be productive swim, I hate it where you tread water constantly like an idiot but you’ll never be in position when anything worth shooting comes through. This one I was way too deep, but thought that I’m gonna eat it anyways so might as well do ‘rabbit in headlights’ and shoot it. I barely managed to get underwater when it hit, it put me in deep where you can’t see anything due to the murky water. Kinda rolling and waiting for an ugly hit, anticipating, but nothing. Didn’t touch it.

This Kiwi traveller stayed at same joint as we did, he paddled out hair dry through the keyhole and as soon as he reached line up then this one came through. No warm up waves no time to think about anything, just whip it around and go.

Aritz and Leo waiting for a set at the outside bommie. It had few different peaks but it was a wise decision to stick to the one closest to the channel.

Indar knifing it into something which could be from South Pacific.

‘Whattt??!!” “Outside!!!”

Lagundri has it all what you can ask from a wave, small and playful to thick, hollow, mechanical and seriously powerful. It can whip up some amazing air sections too, and it didn’t take much time for Leo to figure that out.