Surf Forecasts:
Manglecito surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period, N swell with 6 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Manglecito this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Manglecito in the next 16 days are 0.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 16s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Manglecito over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me level with you right off the bat: this outlook for Manglecito is a tough one. We’re staring down a full 16 days and for the vast majority of it, there’s just nothing on offer. It’s a big, empty gap from now until around Sunday the 9th of August without a single decent ride. That’s a long stretch of flat, mate.
We finally get a pulse on Sunday the 9th, but it’s barely a whisper. We’re talking a tiny 0.7 ft of swell from the north, with a short period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a measly 5, so there’s almost no power behind it. For the rest of the first week and well into the second, it’s the same story – dribbles of 0.7 ft to 1 ft of short-period north swell, all marked as “poor surf conditions.” The wind does stay cross-offshore and clean for most of it, which is a small mercy, but with no swell, clean conditions don't mean a thing. The water is a wild 78°F, which is a massive 9°F warmer than normal—that’s a very unusual anomaly, but it’s hardly a consolation when you’re bobbing around on flat water.
Even when we get to the 17th and 18th of August, the best we see is a 1 ft swell from the NNE with a combined energy of 25. Still weak. It’s a reef and point break, and the optimum direction is from the north, but the swell is just too small and weak to wrap in with any sort of quality. Every single entry in the forecast says the same thing: poor surf conditions. There’s no standout, no hidden gem, nothing to get excited about. If you’re a kitesurfer, a setup like this with clean cross-off winds and no surf might be worth a look, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a write-off.
Keep an eye on it, though. Forecasts can change, and it rarely stays this dead for long. But for now, I wouldn't even wax the board.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 16 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.76m | 6:47AM1.92m | 7:18PM1.68m | 7:37AM1.85m | 8:21PM1.62m | 8:40AM1.78m | 9:37PM1.60m | 9:55AM1.74m | 10:58PM1.65m | 11:12AM1.78m | 00:10AM1.77m | 12:22PM1.86m | 1:11AM1.93m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.44m | 1:11PM0.42m | 1:19AM0.53m | 2:08PM0.45m | 2:21AM0.61m | 3:16PM0.46m | 3:37AM0.65m | 4:32PM0.43m | 5:00AM0.62m | 5:44PM0.34m | 6:14AM0.52m | 6:47PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 106 | 208 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 94 | 447 | 493 | 489 | 476 | 342 | 304 | 212 | 223 | 309 | 293 | 280 | 268 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 89 | 71 | 64 | 229 | 172 | 175 | 351 | 94 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 127 | 38 | 108 | 253 | 214 | 399 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SW 21 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 130 | 270 | 94 | 112 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 71 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 167 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 96 | 75 | 108 | 137 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1238 | 970 | 964 | 1238 | 98 | 967 | 98 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 98 | 98 | 967 |
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