Surf Forecasts:
Menakoz surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, NW swell with 416 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Menakoz this week:
The surf forecast for Menakoz over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Menakoz in the next 16 days are 1.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Menakoz over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here again, with a look at the Menakoz forecast in feet.
It’s a rough stretch to start. The water is a very unusual 75° – way warmer than normal for July – but the surf isn't cooperating at all. The first few days are a bust. You're looking at tiny, short-period junk with side-onshore winds. Not worth suiting up.
The one bright spot hammers in on the morning of Monday, July 27th. The wind goes glassy, and a proper long-period groundswell from the NNW pushes in at chest to head high (around 5-6ft face), with a 10-second interval. The energy reading hits 510 – that’s a solid pulse of power. This is the session to aim for. The direction lines up perfectly for this reef break, and it's saying "expect good surf conditions." Just know it’s an expert-only wave and the crowd will likely show up.
That Monday afternoon gets a bit choppy, and Tuesday the 28th is clean but small. Then it’s back to a long stretch of poor surf right through the end of July and into the first week of August. There’s a quick window of flat, glassy surf on the morning of Sunday, August 2nd, but it’s tiny at around 2ft and barely has any energy (100). Not much to work with.
So here’s the deal: if you’ve got one session to chase, make it the morning of Monday the 27th at Menakoz. Clean, solid groundswell, proper shape. Expect a lineup. After that, you’re mostly waiting for the next pulse.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 52 | 22 | 43 | 30 | 70 | 119 | 179 | 362 | 287 | 218 | 150 | 108 | 394 | 378 | 320 | 256 | 264 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:58PM2.74m | 12:35PM2.72m | 1:13AM2.64m | 1:48PM2.73m | 2:26AM2.67m | 2:53PM2.84m | 3:24AM2.79m | 3:44PM3.00m | 4:10AM2.94m | 4:26PM3.18m | 4:49AM3.10m | 5:03PM3.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM1.18m | 6:45PM1.23m | 7:15AM1.26m | 7:57PM1.21m | 8:21AM1.21m | 8:59PM1.10m | 9:17AM1.09m | 9:50PM0.93m | 10:03AM0.92m | 10:32PM0.75m | 10:43AM0.74m | 11:11PM0.58m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 12 | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 52 | 22 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 108 | 394 | 378 | 320 | 256 | 264 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNE 6 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 70 | 119 | 179 | 362 | 287 | 218 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 526 | 52 | 82 | 1092 | 50 | 100 | 512 | 37 | 37 | 520 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 |
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