Bennion Beach Cleggies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your wettie and listen up. It’s Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for Bennion Beach Cleggies, trying to make sense of the next couple of weeks. It’s a mixed bag, that’s for sure, but there’s some quality to be found if you’re patient and pick your moments.

First, the big picture. This stretch of reef is going to see a lot of action, but a lot of it is going to be too much of a good thing. We've got a serious pulse of swell arriving, and for a spot like this, that can actually shut it down. The water temps are sitting at 64°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so don't forget the hood.

Let’s start with this Sunday, the 9th. There’s a solid, powerful groundswell running, with a long 16-second period, pushing 12ft out of the west-southwest. The combined energy is strong, sitting at 6270. But even with a light wind, the call is that it’s just too big for this break. It’s going to be a washing machine. We’ll have to let this one pass.

Monday the 10th doesn’t get any better. The swell stays up around 10ft to 12ft, but the wind goes onshore and turns fresh, blowing 22 to 31 mph. That’s a blown-out mess. Forget it. If you were thinking of paddling out, you’d be better off with a kite. The setup looks far more interesting for that than for a surfboard.

Tuesday the 11th is another one that’s too big. Still 10ft of WSW groundswell, with a long 16-second period. The energy is still strong at 5383. The wind is light and cross-shore, which is nice, but that size is just going to close out the reef. It’s a pass again.

Wednesday the 12th is where things start to get interesting. The swell drops to a more manageable 7ft, but the periods are still long. It’s a bit marginal, with questionable tides, so it’s not a clear go, but it’s getting there.

Now, here’s where you want to circle the calendar: Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th. This is the standout window. The swell settles to a clean 7ft from the southwest, still with a long period. The wind is light offshore, coming from the east-northeast. That’s the recipe for some truly clean, lined-up reef waves. The energy is moderate but solid, around 2000-2600. For an experienced surfer, this is the best on offer in the whole forecast. It’s going to be a proper session.

Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th look smaller and a bit more inconsistent. The swell backs off to 6ft to 7ft and the period eases slightly. Saturday afternoon could be alright with a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s nothing to get overly fired up about.

Then things get wild again. From Monday the 17th through the middle of the following week, a big, powerful pulse returns. We’re looking at 12ft to 13ft on the 17th, and then it jumps even bigger on Wednesday the 19th, with 16ft and strong energy at 9727. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and it’s going to be lumpy and blown-out. This is a serious warning for anyone who isn’t an expert. It’s way over the limit for this spot, and frankly, it’s just a stormy, chaotic mess on the coast.

The end of the week and the following weekend, from the 21st to the 23rd, sees things back off again. The 21st is chopped out with onshore wind. The 22nd is still a bit marginal, but by Sunday morning the 23rd, we get another window of opportunity. It’s back down to a clean 8ft from the southwest, with an offshore wind. This looks like a solid, promising back-up session, but it’s further out, so we’ll have to see how it shapes up.

Finally, on Monday the 24th, the swell is fading. It’s down to 5ft, but the wind goes glassy in the afternoon. It might be a fun little clean-up wave for a longboard, but the energy is getting weak.

So, my call is this: The absolute standouts are the clean windows on the 13th and 14th – that’s the one to make a plan for. And keep an eye on the 23rd as a possibility. Everything else is either too big, too windy, or too small. It’s all about picking your moments with this one.

That’s all from me. Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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