Manglecito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper wave. I’ve scanned the horizon for Manglecito, and honestly, it’s a whole lot of nothing out there for the foreseeable future. We’re looking at a serious dry spell, with no real surf on the cards for the entire 16-day window.

Right now, it's flat. The ocean’s just taking a breather. We’ve got a clean, cross-off breeze from the south at 12 mph on Friday, but there’s no energy behind it. The water is sitting at a warm 78°, which is a wild 9° warmer than it should be this time of year—very unusual, that. But warm water doesn’t make waves.

From this Friday, right through the weekend and into next week, it’s the same story. We’ll see little pulses of nothing, a knee-high ripple here and there from the northwest at 0.3ft, but it’s not even worth getting the board wet for. The swell energy is just about zero, reading 0 to 8 in the brackets—that’s as weak as it gets. We’re seeing periods around 9 to 11 seconds, sure, but there’s no height behind them. It’s all just a tease.

There’s a slight bump around September 8th and 9th, where we might see 1ft of northwest swell with energy creeping into the low 30s. But that’s still ankle-biters and poor conditions. It’s a beach and reef setup, and with that little power, it’s just going to be a dribble. The wind stays cross-off, so it’ll be clean and glassy, but you can’t surf flat water. The period does climb to 12 seconds on the 8th, which is a little longer period, but again, the size just isn't there to do anything with it.

As we roll into the second week, from the 12th onward, it’s pretty much stalemate. The swell direction shifts around a bit—north, west-northwest—but the height stays glued to that 0.3ft to 0.7ft mark. The energy readings are in the low single digits, which tells you all you need to know. There might be a slightly better period on the 17th with a 12-second northwest swell, but it’s still just a bump, and that’s not going to have any push to it. On the 16th, we even see the period drop to 6 seconds, which is just pure wind chop, not even worth mentioning.

Look, the forecast can change, and a blank run like this often doesn’t last forever. But right now, I’d say park the board, do some maintenance, and keep an eye on the charts. When the swell decides to show up, it’ll be a shock to the system. Until then, I’ve got nothing else for you.

Rusty, signing off.

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