Menakoz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the menu at Menakoz. This reef setup is an expert-only wave, and it’s fairly consistent, so it does have potential. But the water is sitting at 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a real treat if you're paddling out.

The outlook is a bit of a slow burn. For the first several days, from Saturday the 8th right through to the morning of Monday the 17th, it’s mostly a write-off. We’re looking at tiny swell, mostly under 2ft, and the wind and conditions are just not cooperating. There are a few glassy mornings mid-week, like Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th, but the swell is too weak (energy in the 60s) to make it worth the paddle. There’s a brief uptick on the morning of Thursday the 14th with a 2ft NW swell and glassy conditions, but the energy is still moderate at 105, and it's described as "surfable but very ordinary." It’s a long stretch of poor surf, honestly.

The real story, and the only standout in this whole 16-day window, is going to be the morning of Friday the 21st of August. That’s when things get interesting. A solid 6ft swell is coming from the NNW with a long 11-second period, pumping the energy way up to 829. The wind is light and cross-off from the E, which should keep the face clean. This is the one to circle. The swell direction is straight out of the NNW, which is exactly what this reef likes.

However, that afternoon the wind shifts, messing it up. The morning of the 21st is the only real highlight. The day before, Thursday the 20th, has a 4ft swell in the morning with clean cross-off wind, but it’s a short 6-second period and the energy is still moderate at 119, so it’s just a warm-up compared to what follows.

So, to sum it up: you’ve got a lot of flat, poor days, but a single, promising morning on the 21st of August that could be proper. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on the forecasts, but that’s the one to get keen on.

Rusty.

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