Manglecito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this isn’t a week to get excited about. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat. We’ve got a long stretch with hardly any surf to speak of, so if you’re hanging on for a wave, you’ll be waiting a while. The first real pulse of energy doesn’t show up until late in the period, and even then it’s nothing to write home about.

The first thing worth mentioning is a small window around the 19th of July, Sunday morning. Swell bumps up to 1 ft from the north, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a cross-off from the south at 9 mph, so it’s clean. The combined energy is a weak 23, so you’ll be scratching for scraps. The water temperature is 79°F, which is a whopping 8°F warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual, like swimming in bathwater. This is at Manglecito, a reef and point break that’s fairly consistent and advanced. It picks up swell from the north, which is its optimum direction. The place can get crowded sometimes, so expect company if you’re out there.

After that, the surf drops right back off. From the 20th through to the 22nd, we’re looking at tiny, weak waves – 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft – with a mix of long-period groundswell (20 seconds) that does nothing for the beach. The combined energy stays in the doldrums, 5 to 48. That’s not surfable, folks.

The 23rd of July Thursday morning sees another 1 ft pulse from the north, 9-second period, and 23 energy. Same clean cross-off wind. But again, it’s tiny. The 24th Friday morning is similar, 1 ft from the north, 8 seconds, 22 energy. Still small.

The first week of August is a total write-off. From the 25th to the 29th, there’s no swell at all – zeros across the board. The wind is light, but there’s nothing to ride.

Finally, on the 28th of July, Tuesday morning, we get a little blip: 0.7 ft from the west-northwest with a 13-second period, and 16 energy. The wind is light cross-off from the south-southeast. It’s a long-period groundswell, so it might wrap around the point better than the beach, but it’s still a tiny wave. The 29th Wednesday morning is flat again.

Bottom line: unless you’re a die-hard, don’t bother. The best on offer is that Sunday the 19th morning, and even that’s a one-star show. The rest of the 16 days are a desert. Keep your board in the car and wait for the next forecast.

Rusty.

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