Menakoz Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Menakoz over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next week is a write-off. From Saturday the 22nd through to Thursday the 27th, it’s flat or junk. There’s nothing worth paddling out for. We’re looking at tiny swell, wonky winds, and a whole lot of frustration. You’d be better off cleaning the wax off your board than trying to surf any of that.

Now, the first real glimmer of hope comes on Friday morning, the 28th of August. The swell kicks up to a solid 8 ft out of the NW, with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a thumping 1046 (moderate to strong energy). The wind is a light cross-off from the SSW, which should keep the face clean. But here’s the thing – 8 ft at a reef break like Menakoz is expert territory. This is not a day for the faint-hearted. It’s gonna be big, powerful, and only for those who know what they’re doing. The afternoon gets messy with onshore NW wind, so the morning window is the only shot, and with crowds that are *often* around, expect some company. The water’s sitting at 75°, which is a solid 5° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s a notable jump, so you might not need the thick rubber.

We get a bit of a lull again through the weekend and into early next week. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th have some small swell, but the wind’s all wrong – cross-on or just glassy with no push. Monday the 31st morning is glassy with 3 ft from the NW, but the energy is weak at 105, and the period is short (8 seconds). It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. Same story for Tuesday the 1st of September: 4 ft in the morning with clean cross-off wind, but again, it’s just average, nothing to get excited about.

The real standout, and I mean the *only* standout in this whole outlook, is Saturday morning, the 5th of September. We’ve got a clean 5 ft swell from the NNW, a period of 12 seconds – that’s proper groundswell with some real punch – and the combined energy is a solid 754 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-off from the ESE, which means clean, lined-up waves. This is the pick of the forecast. That longer period will mean better shaped waves, though it might break a bit too straight for a beach break setup; but Menakoz is a reef, so it should handle it beautifully. Keep in mind, this is two weeks out, so it’s a promising one but not locked in yet. The afternoon on the 5th is still decent at 5 ft, but the wind goes a little cross, so it’s not as clean.

After that, Sunday the 6th of September looks like it gets blown out again with strong cross-on wind and choppy conditions.

So to sum it up: the first week is dead. The only two sessions worth circling are the morning of Friday the 28th of August for the experts, and the morning of Saturday the 5th of September for a better all-rounder window. Don’t hold your breath on the rest.

Rusty.

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