Marengo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for our local patch at Marengo.

We’re looking at a solid run of surf coming up, but the first few days are a bit of a mixed bag of wind and swell. The wait is worth it though, because there’s a serious pulse of energy on the horizon.

The week kicks off on Tuesday afternoon, the 4th of August. We’ve got a 8ft SW swell running, but the wind is a cross-off at 15 mph, making things a bit lumpy. The combined energy is strong at 2164, but the conditions are only marginal. It’s a start.

Wednesday morning, the 5th, drops a bit to 4ft but the period jumps to 15 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is lighter, still cross-off, and the water temp is sitting at 58°, which is about average for this time of year. Wednesday afternoon is where it gets interesting. The wind swings to a clean offshore from the WSW at 12 mph, and the swell bumps up to 6ft from the SW with a 14-second period. This is a sweet spot – clean, offshore, and a solid chest-to-head high wave. The energy is strong at 1967, and this is a real standout for the week.

Thursday the 6th is a washout with small swell, and Friday the 7th sees a return to around 5ft SW groundswell with light winds. It’s clean but nothing to get overly excited about. Saturday the 8th is a write-off with messy cross-shore winds.

Now, Sunday the 9th is a flat, windy mess. But hold on, because Monday the 10th of August is the first real standout. The morning brings a clean offshore wind from the W at 15 mph and a 6ft SW swell with a 19-second period. That’s a very long-period groundswell. The energy is huge at 2429. This is for experienced surfers only, as it’s a powerful, clean wave. The afternoon goes huge – 18ft from the WSW – but that’s borderline too big for this break, and the wind is cross-off again. The energy reading is off the charts at 17769.

The second week is a big-swell period. Tuesday the 11th is blown out by strong winds, but Wednesday the 12th of August is another massive standout. We’re looking at a 15ft SW swell with a 17-second period in the morning, and the wind is a clean cross-off. The energy is 19132. By the afternoon, it’s 20ft from the WSW with a strong offshore wind at 25 mph. That’s a monster. The energy is 21173. This is strictly for experts – the swell is too big for almost everyone, and paddling in will be a battle. The setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing at this size.

Things settle down a bit from Thursday the 13th through the weekend. We’ve got consistent 10ft to 7ft SW groundswell with moderate to light offshore winds. The 15-second periods keep the quality high. The best of this run is Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of August, with clean, offshore wind and excellent conditions forecast. The water is still about average for the time of year.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th see the swell drop a little, and the wind turns onshore, making conditions marginal. The last few days of the forecast, Wednesday the 19th, are small and clean but not worth a special trip.

The true standout windows are Wednesday afternoon, the 5th of August, for a clean, offshore session on a solid 6ft SW groundswell, and the big-wave days on Monday the 10th and Wednesday the 12th of August for experienced surfers only. The long-range stuff from the 13th to the 15th looks promising but is less certain.

Rusty.

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