Majanicho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple weeks are shaping up like for our corner of the world.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough start. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with nothing worth paddling out for. Expect over a week of fairly ordinary conditions before things even start to get interesting. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until Monday the 21st, and even then it’s only a hint.

For the first week and a half, it’s all onshore winds and messy, weak swell. There’s moderate wave energy during some of that period (like 373 on the 12th), but the wind is just trashing it. We get a tiny window on Monday the 14th morning where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft from the NNW with a long period of 13 seconds. The energy is weak (192), so it’s more of a cruise for a longboard than anything with punch.

The standout window, and really the only one to get excited about, is the morning of Monday the 21st. The wind swings around to a light offshore from the ESE, and the sea cleans right up. Swell is still small at 3 ft from the north, but the period is a short 8 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly. The combined energy is moderate (273). For a break like Majanicho that’s a reef and point setup, it’s optimised for a north swell. This is a good option for the patient surfer, but don’t expect much size. The water temperature is sitting around 75° and feels normal for this time of year.

The next glimmer is on Tuesday the 22nd morning. The swell jumps to 5 ft from the NNW with a nice 14-second period. The energy jumps right up to a solid 779. But here’s the kicker – the wind is side-shore from the ENE. It’s light, so it’s rideable, but don’t expect perfection. It’s a gutter scenario. That long period groundswell will wrap nicely around the point at Majanicho, but it can also break a bit straight at the beachy sections. This is definitely one for experienced surfers only, as anything over 5 ft here can be a handful.

After that, the wind goes onshore and the swell fades again into the second week. Wednesday the 23rd has another 5 ft from the NNW, but the wind is cross-onshore again. There’s no real punch left by the end of the month – small, crummy surf with the odd bit of chop.

So to wrap it up: the best true surf of the whole forecast is the morning of Monday 21st for clean but small conditions, and then Tuesday 22nd morning for some size, but it won’t be perfect. Don’t book your flight. The wait is long, but there are a couple of salvations if you’re patient.

Rusty.

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