Bennion Beach Cleggies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and listen up, I’m gonna talk you through this stretch. We’re looking at Bennion Beach Cleggies, and there’s some decent action coming, but it’s spread out. Right out of the gate, Saturday the 12th has a sizable 8ft WSW groundswell, period of 16 seconds. That’s a long, powerful swell, a real deep ocean pulse. Combined energy is a massive 4368 (strong), so there’s grunt. But the wind is blowing onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, so it's going to be messy. The water’s pretty normal for the time of year at 64°F, just a touch cooler than average. Plus, the break is inconsistent, so you might wait a while between sets for a bumpy wave. Not the best way to start.

We’ve got a bit of a gap now. Sunday the 13th looks marginal with onshore winds and not the top quality, so maybe rest up. The real standout starts Monday morning, the 14th. The wind swings offshore from the East at a light 6 mph, and you’ve got a clean 8ft swell from WSW, period 14 seconds. The waves are going to be lined up, powerful, and clean. This is an excellent session for experienced surfers. The morning is the clear winner. The afternoon gets a bit of a cross-shore wind, so stick to the early window.

The offshore East wind returns with a bit more muscle for both the 15th and 16th, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday the 15th has solid 7ft clean WSW swell both morning and afternoon with a moderate offshore breeze of 16 mph. Great for experienced folks. Wednesday the 16th, the swell drops. The morning is clean but smaller at 4ft. The treat is Wednesday afternoon though: the wind goes completely glassy, zero mph, with a 4ft WSW swell. Total calm. That’ll be as smooth as glass if you can get out there.

Thursday the 17th and into Friday the 18th is poor with strong cross-onshore winds. Skip that.

Now look at the end of the first week and into the second. The weekend and the start of the next week have potential. Saturday the 20th morning, we see a gentle offshore breeze from the East at 9 mph with a clean 7ft SW swell. That’s a solid, clean option for experienced surfers, though the period drops a little to 13 seconds.

Monday the 21st afternoon is a real highlight: clean conditions with a cross-offshore NNE wind at 9 mph, and a 7ft SW groundswell at 16 seconds. That’s an excellent combo; lined up and punchy. Look further ahead, and we get a big pulse around Thursday the 24th: a massive 12ft WSW swell with a 19-second period. The combined energy is a staggering 9520 (very strong). That’s a serious, serious swell. According to the forecast, it’s simply too big for this break - it’ll be a boiling, dangerous mess, even if the wind is okay. Only for absolute experts, and even then, be really careful.

That wave drops back, and the pattern holds into the final days. The 26th, a Saturday, shows a return to ideal conditions: 5ft with a 9 mph offshore ENE wind. Gentle and clean. A nice way to finish the run, but bear in mind this break is an inconsistent reef, so don’t expect it to be pumping all day.

So, mark your calendar. For the absolute pick of the window, I’m calling Monday the 14th morning at Bennion Beach Cleggies: 8ft WSW swell, 14 seconds, offshore 6 mph. Clean, powerful, and you’ll have it mostly uncrowded if you’re early. For the second week, that Monday the 21st afternoon is your next best bet: 7ft SW swell, glassy cross-offshore wind. That’s the sort of session you remember.

Rusty.

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