Menakoz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cooking at Menakoz.

This 16-day run is a bit of a puzzle. The first part of the window has some decent waves but you have to pick your windows carefully because the wind is often the issue. The water is sitting at 72° which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s a pleasant dip.

The first real chance at a surf comes Thursday the 10th in the morning. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the NNW with moderate combined energy. The wind is light cross-off from the ESE, and the wave comment says good surf. It’s an expert-only reef break that is fairly consistent, though expect some company. That morning session is your best bet for the early days.

Then it goes a bit quiet. Friday and Saturday are tiny – we’re talking 2ft waves with weak energy and mostly crappy cross or onshore winds. Not worth getting wet for.

Things start to turn on Sunday the 13th morning. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the NNW, but the real news is the long period of 13 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 549. It’s glassy, too. This is a proper long-period groundswell. At a reef break like Menakoz, that’s a dream, meaning the waves will have shape and power. At 4ft it’s not too big, so it’s a good size for the experienced crew. The morning is the pick here as the afternoon gets a crummy cross-on breeze.

Monday the 14th morning is a similar story: 4ft from the NNW, clean and glassy with a 356 combined energy. Another good session if you can get out before the wind switches.

After that, the middle of the week turns ugly. We see a jump in size on Tuesday the 15th afternoon with 6ft from the WNW, but the period tanks to 6 seconds and a strong cross-on wind is blowing. This is poor quality, short-period windslop, better for kiting than surfing. Wednesday and Thursday stay on the bigger side, 5ft to 6ft, but with strong onshore winds and rain. The energy is high, but the conditions look blown out and messy.

We get a brief flicker of hope on Sunday the 20th morning. A glassy session with 3ft from the NNW, a very long period of 13 seconds, and a solid 406 combined energy. It’s small but clean for the experts.

The real standout, the one to mark on your calendar, is Friday the 25th of September morning. The swell jumps to a serious 10ft from the NNW with a very long period of 15 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 4230 – that’s big, powerful water. And it’s glassy. This is a big, powerful groundswell with perfect conditions. This is for experts only – 10ft is serious. The afternoon stays at 10ft but gets a slight cross breeze, so the morning is the absolute pick of the entire 16-day window. It’s a long way off, so treat it as a promising but less certain call.

Rusty.

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