Surf Forecasts:
Menakoz surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period, NW swell with 604 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 1.3m 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 2.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Menakoz over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’m taking a look at the surf at Menakoz.
Honestly, the next week and a half is a total bummer. From Friday the 24th all the way through to the morning of Saturday the 1st of August, there’s nothing doing. The wind is junk, cross-onshore, and the swell is tiny and weak. Wave energy is under 100 most of the time. It’s a long, flat stretch.
The one bright spot, and I mean the *only* one, is the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. The wind goes dead calm, glassy flat, and we get a solid NNW groundswell at 5ft, with a period of 11 seconds. The energy reading hits 505, which is a proper, moderate push. This is the day. Menakoz is a reef, so a long-period groundswell like this will wrap in and give you some clean, powerful waves. The water temp is about normal for the season.
But you’ve got to be on it. By Sunday afternoon, the wind turns onshore and it’s all over. Monday the 3rd has similar-sized swell (5ft), but it’s onshore and there’s a risk of thunderstorms, so it’s a mess. After that, it just fades to nothing, dropping to 3ft on Tuesday the 4th and then all the way down to 1ft by the end of the week. The only other mention is the morning of Tuesday the 28th, with a 4ft swell and a clean, light offshore wind, but the energy is only 261, so it’s just a very ordinary, surfable day.
So, mark your calendar for the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. That’s your shot. It’s a reef, so it’s for experts, and with that glassy wind, it’ll be crowded. The rest? Don’t bother.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 20 | 77 | 104 | 245 | 447 | 521 | 264 | 175 | 97 | 375 | 394 | 346 | 261 | 220 | 184 | 135 | 109 | 93 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 5:24AM3.23m | 5:38PM3.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:46PM0.44m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 12 | — | — | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 97 | 375 | 394 | 346 | 261 | 220 | 184 | 135 | 109 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | W 3 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 77 | 104 | 245 | 447 | 521 | 264 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 427 | 194 | 50 | 429 | 183 | 37 | 37 | 85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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