Surf Forecasts:
Menakoz surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, NNW swell with 504 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s 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 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 6s. 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 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Menakoz over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty. We’re looking at a patchy 16-day stretch here, with a couple of sessions that’ll have you grinning if you nail the timing, but plenty of flat or messy days in between. The surf window opens up properly on Monday the 27th, and the standout is that Monday morning session.
The first few days are a write-off—Saturday and Sunday (the 25th and 26th) are junk, with lumpy waves and fresh cross-onshore winds. Not worth paddling out.
Then Monday morning the 27th comes along, and that’s your best bet by a country mile. Menakoz will be glassy, with a light air and a clean 5ft groundswell out of the NNW. That swell has a long 11-second period, so the waves will have some shape and power, with longer lulls between sets making the paddle out easier. The combined swell energy is moderate at 433. This is an expert reef break, and it’s fairly consistent, though crowds are likely. The water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Tuesday morning the 28th is a solid second option. Clean conditions again with a light cross-offshore breeze, and a 4ft NNW swell with a 10-second period. Combined energy is 314—still moderate but clean. It’s not quite as punchy as Monday, but it’s worth a look.
From Wednesday the 29th onward, it drops right off. Swell sizes shrink below 3ft, and the wind goes onshore or cross-onshore most of the time. There’s a long quiet period. You get a tiny, clean wave on Thursday morning the 30th with 2ft and period 9 seconds (energy 76), and another clean one on Wednesday morning the 5th of August with 3ft and a 10-second period (energy 173), but those are very ordinary conditions overall—surfable but nothing to write home about. The best of that second week is probably Thursday morning the 6th of August, with a glassy 3ft NNW swell, period 8 seconds, and low energy (97). It’s clean, but tiny.
So to wrap it up: this region gives you one real standout—Monday morning the 27th at Menakoz. After that, the surf gets inconsistent and small, and the longer gaps between sessions are normal for this area. Don’t hold your breath past the first few days of August, but forecasts can change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 187 | 251 | 141 | 113 | 79 | 433 | 436 | 386 | 314 | 225 | 177 | 138 | 115 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 5:57AM3.33m | 6:11PM3.63m | 6:29AM3.39m | 6:43PM3.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 11:54AM0.46m | 00:20AM0.35m | 12:27PM0.38m | 00:53AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 11 | — | N 13 | NNW 12 | NW 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 15 | 78 | 433 | 436 | 386 | 314 | 225 | 177 | 138 | 115 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | ENE 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 187 | 251 | 141 | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 194 | 37 | 109 | 85 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 78 | 290 | 26 |
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