Capo Mannu Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what we’ve got cookin’.

Honestly, the next two weeks are a tough stretch. From now through the 17th of August, there is absolutely no swell to speak of. It’s just glassy mornings and clean afternoons with nothing pushing through. That’s a solid week of flatness, so don’t bother paddling out.

The first hint of something comes on the 18th of August, but it’s barely a ripple. Tuesday morning shows a weak 1.0 ft swell from the west-northwest with a period of only 3 seconds. The wave energy is a flat 2 – that’s ocean flatness, not surf. Cross-shore wind from the east at about 9 mph keeps it bumpy. Skip it.

Wednesday the 19th is similar – a tiny 3 ft swell from the northwest, 7-second period, and moderate cross-shore wind. Combined energy is weak at 55. It’s messy and gutless.

Thursday the 20th of August finally shows a bump. Morning brings a 3 ft swell from the west-northwest, period still short at 7 seconds, but energy finally hits moderate at 114. Light cross-shore winds mean there might be a few crumbly closeouts. Afternoon gets choppy and cross-onshore – forget it.

Friday the 21st of August is the best of a bad lot. Morning is clean with a cross-offshore wind from the northwest at about 12 mph, and a 3 ft swell from the northwest, 7-second period. The combined energy sits at 97 – still moderate. It’s not powerful, but with clean conditions like that, Capo Mannu Point (reef) might offer a few fun little waves if you’re on a shorter board. Best of the worst, but don’t get too excited.

After that, it’s back to small, weak, wind-affected slop through the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of August. The 25th of August looks a little better – 4 ft from the west-southwest, period up to 9 seconds, and combined energy of 172. But morning has a light cross-onshore ripple. Afternoon cleans up with a cross-offshore, so there’s a small window.

The only real standout lands on Wednesday the 26th of August. Morning is glassy, dead calm. The swell is 4 ft from the west-southwest, period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy hits 251 – that’s a solid, moderate-strong push. That’s the best swell of the whole run. Water temp is a very unusual 83°, way warmer than normal for this time of year. Capo Mannu Point might actually show some proper lines. Mark that morning down. By afternoon the wind is cross-offshore but the energy drops to 119 and the swell backs to 3 ft.

So bottom line: about a week of flat nothing, then a string of weak, short-period, wind-affected days, and one real clean, moderate-strength morning on the 26th of August. If you can’t get out that morning, you might as well wait for the next forecast.

Hang tight, and keep an eye out – it’s gotta turn around sometime.

Rusty

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