Benete Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna level with you: if you’re looking for clean, lined-up perfection at Benete, you’re gonna have to be patient with the conditions. This is a tricky reef and point set-up that rarely breaks, and it’s staying true to form right now. The swell direction is nailing the optimum from the SW, and there is a serious amount of power running through the water – we are talking combined swell energy values up there in the thousands, so there’s no shortage of push. But the question is whether the wind will play ball and whether you can get it at the right tide.

Water temp sits at 80° right now, August 11th, which is about average for this time of year – no major anomaly to talk about, just your standard warm tropical bath.

Let’s start with the immediate window. Tuesday afternoon, August 11th, sets the tone: cross-on wind at 12 mph from the SSE, 8 ft of SSW groundswell with a long 16-second period, combined energy of 4612. That’s powerful, deep-water energy – proper groundswell – but the wind is spoiling it, leaving it choppy. The best early call is Wednesday afternoon, August 12th: ESE wind at 6 mph giving us clean cross-off conditions. Swell is 6 ft from the SSW, period still a nice 16 seconds, energy at 1819. That is good, clean surf for experienced surfers.

We’ve got a bit of a grind from Thursday the 13th through the weekend. Swell sits consistently in the 7 to 8 ft range, wind is mostly a light cross or cross-on – waves will be there but never completely glassy. The standout in the first week is clear though. The best morning of the first week is Wednesday morning, August 19th. 8 ft of SW groundswell, a period of 18 seconds, and the combined energy hits 3869. Wind is light cross-shore – slight crossing ripples but manageable. Then Wednesday afternoon, August 19th, cleans right up with a cross-off breeze from the ESE, 8 ft from the SW, 17-second period, energy at 3523. That afternoon is your pick of the first full week.

Further out, the outlook on Sunday afternoon, August 23rd stands out. Swell drops to 4 ft but the period stretches all the way to 20 seconds – that’s very long period groundswell. Wind is a clean cross-off from the ESE at 9 mph. Combined energy still at 2246. For a long-period groundswell at a reef and point, that could be magic – long, clean walls – but at this range, keep your fingers crossed.

Through the final stretch of the forecast, August 24th to the 26th, we hang in the 6 to 7 ft range again, mostly SSW/SW swell, with light winds. Nothing jumps out as a belter, but the consistency is there.

Now a word of warning: Benete "rarely breaks". So when the window lines up, especially with a long period SW groundswell and clean cross-off winds, that’s your moment. Don’t sleep on Wednesday afternoon, August 19th and Sunday afternoon, August 23rd.

Over the next 16 days there are no total blanks – there is always some swell – but quality is the question. The consistent pulse from the SW means it’s not going to stay poor for long, and forecasts can sharpen up. For now, lock in that Wednesday the 19th afternoon session if you can.

Rusty.

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