Manglecito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, it’s Rusty here. I’ve looked over the next 16 days of surf for Manglecito, and I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch. There’s really not much to get excited about, but we’ll walk through it day by day.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a long gap with no worthwhile surf. The first few days are basically flat with tiny, weak energy. Saturday 15th August kicks things off with a small 0.7 ft swell from the north, period around 8 seconds, and the combined energy is only 6 (weak). Wind is a cross-off from the SSE at 12 mph, which keeps it clean, but with that tiny height, it’s just not doing anything. Sunday 16th through to Thursday 20th are all similar – swell heights between 0.3 ft and 0.7 ft, periods from 8 to 9 seconds, and energy barely cracking double digits. The wind stays cross-off, so it’s clean, but it’s flat, flat, flat. Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd are even worse – no swell at all on some sessions, with energy dropping to zero.

There’s a bit of a pulse on Sunday 23rd afternoon: a tiny 0.3 ft from the northwest with a 10-second period, energy at 4 (weak). Still not worth paddling out for. That pattern continues through Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th. Tuesday morning and afternoon actually show a slight bump – 1.0 ft from the northwest, period jumping to 11 seconds, and energy climbing to 18 (weak). That’s the best we’ll see all week, but 1.0 ft with a longer period like that just means longer waits between nothing sets. It’s clean with light winds, but it’s not going to get your heart racing.

Then we hit another dry spell from Wednesday 26th to Thursday 27th – zero swell, zero energy. Friday 28th brings a little more life: 1.0 ft to 1 ft from the northwest with a nice 12-second period, energy up to 26 and 37 (still weak). The wind is light cross-off, so it’s clean, but that wave height is still tiny. Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th hang in there with 1.0 ft from the northwest, 12-second period, and energy around 23, but the wind turns cross-shore, bringing a bit of texture to the surface.

Now, if I have to pick the best of a bad bunch, Tuesday 25th August is the standout. That 1.0 ft northwest swell with an 11-second period, combined with light winds and clean conditions, is about as good as it gets. But let’s be real – this is a reef and point break that’s fairly consistent, and it’s just not firing. The energy is weak (18), and the swell direction is from the northwest, which isn’t the optimum north direction this spot likes. For experienced surfers, it’s a knee-high dribble. For anyone else, it’s a no-go.

Overall, this is a long, flat run. The forecast can change, but right now, it’s a blank spell that’s pretty normal for the area when the swell window goes quiet. Hang tight, keep your board waxed, and check back in a few days.

Rusty

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