Majanicho Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our little corner of the coast.

Straight up, it's a tough stretch ahead. For the next week and a half, the wind just won't play ball. We've got a solid, persistent northerly airflow that's going to be hammering the coast, and for a spot like Majanicho that needs clean conditions, that northerly wind is a real killer. It's blowing onshore, ruining the face of what little swell we have. For the first nine days, from Sunday the 6th right through to Monday the 14th, we're looking at a whole lot of "poor surf conditions" with barely a score to speak of. The wave energy is weak to moderate at best, bouncing around between 129 and 371 (combined energy), but it's all for nothing with that wind. The water's sitting at a warm 75°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's small comfort when the waves are a mess.

You'll see some small pulses of swell, around 2ft to 5ft, with a mix of short-period windswell (6-8 seconds) and a couple of longer-period pulses from the NNW (12-13 seconds) on the 7th and 8th, but the onshore wind just chops it all up. Don't even think about it. The period on the 14th of September shows a glimmer with a NNW groundswell of 13 seconds, but it's only 2ft and the wind is cross or cross-onshore, so it's barely a whisper. This is a lean period, and it's a long one.

Now, if you're patient, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Towards the very end of the outlook, around Saturday the 19th of September, things start to look a little more interesting. We get a bit of a break in the wind. The morning of the 19th sees a light cross-onshore breeze from the ENE at just 6 mph, and the swell is a clean 4ft from the north. It's still a bit choppy, but the score creeps up to a "marginal" 1. Then, on Sunday the 20th of September, the morning looks like the best bet in the whole 16-day window. The wind drops right off, with a near-calm 3 mph from the ENE. It's a light cross-onshore breeze with only small wind ripples. The swell is a solid 4ft from the north, with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is a moderate 207. For Majanicho, this is your window. It's not huge, but with the wind so light, it'll be clean and rideable. It's the only real standout in a long, frustrating run.

Remember, Majanicho is an expert reef and point break that's exposed to the north, so it needs the right conditions. The consistent north swell is there, but the wind has been the enemy. The crowd situation is "often," so if you're out there on that Sunday morning, you might have some company, but it'll be worth it for the cleanest waves we've seen in a fortnight.

After that, Monday the 21st sees the wind pick up again, so that Sunday morning is your golden ticket. Keep an eye on it, but for the next ten days, save your energy.

Rusty.

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