Menakoz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking for Menakoz. This is an expert-level reef break that's fairly consistent and can get busy, so keep that in mind.

The water temp here is sitting at 73°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. You’ll feel that difference.

The next 16 days have a slow start with a few honest windows of opportunity, but nothing huge. It’s a bit of a stop-start pattern until we get to a proper standout.

The first good call is Tuesday morning, September 1st. We’ve got chest to head-high swell from the NW, 4 ft, with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is light cross-off from the east at just 3 mph, setting it up clean. The combined energy is moderate at 341. It’s not huge, but for a Tuesday morning with those conditions, it’s a solid session.

After that, the surf drops right off. Wednesday the 2nd through Friday the 4th are tiny and weak, mostly under 2 ft, with poor winds and low energy. That’s a gap of three days where you’re better off doing something else. Saturday the 5th morning is surfable but ordinary. The real near-term standout is Sunday morning, September 6th. Swell from the NNW at 4 ft, period stretching to 12 seconds, so there’s some power in it. The combined energy hits 434, a moderate to strong jolt. Wind is light cross-off from the SE at 6 mph, keeping it clean. This is the best session of the first week.

Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th mornings are both glassy, but the swell is inconsistent and below 3 ft, or just 3 ft on Tuesday with a long 11-second period. It’s surfable but not firing.

Now, for the standout to look toward: Thursday morning, September 10th. That morning delivers 4 ft of clean NW swell, 10-second period, with glassy conditions – wind is calm. The combined energy is 315, moderate, but that glassy surface at a reef break with decent size is prime. This is the pick of the entire window for an expert surfer who wants quality, not just quantity. After that, Saturday the 12th morning is also a strong option at 4 ft, clean cross-off wind from the east, and 391 combined energy, so that’s a close second.

The second week overall is less reliable. The swell hangs around 3 ft to 4 ft but the winds are more mixed. Sunday the 13th morning goes glassy again but only 3 ft of swell, and by the 15th and 16th it’s dropping off into knee-high mush with poor wind.

To sum it up: if you can paddle out early on Thursday morning, September 10th at Menakoz, that’s your best shot at clean, solid reef waves. Sunday the 6th and Saturday the 12th mornings are also worth the early alarm. Don’t expect epic size, but the quality windows are there if you’re patient.

Rusty.

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