Manglecito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple weeks are serving up for Manglecito.

Truth be told, it’s a grim stretch for surf. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with next to nothing on offer. From today through the end of August, it’s pretty much flat. There’s a tiny pulse showing on the morning of the 28th of August – a 0.3ft north swell creeping in with just 2 units of combined energy – but that’s hardly worth getting wet for. The same sad story rolls on through the end of the month and into the first week of September. Wind is mostly cross-off from the south, so the surface stays clean, but there’s no power behind it.

Then, around the 4th of September, we see a little flicker of hope. A small NNW swell at 0.7ft and 10 seconds pops up on the Friday morning, with combined energy at 10. That’s nothing to shout about but it’s the most we’ve seen in a while. The next day, the 5th of September, there's a tiny NW groundswell – period stretching to 11 and even 12 seconds – but again height is only 0.3ft. The energy figures are still in the weak range (4-6). Very clean conditions persist, but with these tiny, long-period north-west lines, Manglecito’s point and reef setup might be the only spot that could possibly shape up a knee-high runner on a good tide.

Right at the tail end, on the afternoon of the 6th of September, we finally get a moderate offshore wind from the SSW blowing at 12 mph, with a little 0.7ft WNW swell and 14 units of energy. That’s the cleanest wind we’ve had, but still barely any size. And there’s a brief offshore moment on the afternoon of the 8th of September, but again it’s just a 0.3ft NW pulse.

So here’s the honest truth: there are no standout days at Manglecito in this 16-day window. Not a single session cracks a decent wave height. The best you can hope for on the 6th and 8th of September is a clean, offshore surface on a tiny ripple. That’s it. If you’re desperate for a paddle, keep an eye on those dates for the cleanest conditions, but don’t expect to actually surf anything. When the forecast is this empty, it’s just how it goes here sometimes – flat spells are part of the deal.

Rusty.

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