Bennion Beach Cleggies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let’s take a look at what Bennion Beach Cleggies has cookin’. This is a reef break, and it’s inconsistent, so when it fires, it’s special, but you gotta be on it. Water temp is about 64°F, pretty normal for this time of year.

First real window is Monday the 14th of September, first thing. Swell is a solid 8ft from the WSW with a long 14-second period – that’s proper groundswell, lots of energy (combined energy 2222). Wind is light offshore from the ESE at 6 mph, so it’ll be glassy. This is for experienced surfers only at this size. This is the standout session of the whole run – if you can get out there Monday morning, that’s the one.

Monday arvo the wind turns cross-shore and it drops off. Tuesday the 15th, again the morning is best with a 7ft swell, same long WSW groundswell, and a moderate offshore breeze from the east at 12 mph. Clean surf for the experienced crew (combined energy 1900). Tuesday arvo gets a bit choppy.

From Wednesday the 16th, the swell drops to 5ft and then 4ft through the day. Wind is cross-offshore, but energy is fading (870 then 561). Not much to get excited about. Thursday the 17th is a total loss with onshore winds and chop. Friday the 18th brings a short-period 8ft swell, but with a gusty cross-shore wind of 19 mph, it’s lumpy and poor. By Friday arvo, it’s 10ft and onshore with rain – just nasty. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th are a mess of onshore winds and choppy surf. Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd are similar – swell is there but wind is onshore or cross-onshore, quality is poor.

Wednesday the 23rd of September shows a glimmer in the morning. Swell is 6ft from the WSW, period 13 seconds, with a light cross-shore wind from the SSW at just 3 mph. It’s only marginal, but near-calm conditions mean you might snag a few clean ones. Not a standout, but better than what we’ve had.

Thursday the 24th is average, and Friday the 25th starts okay with a 7ft SW groundswell (period 15s) but onshore wind, then turns ugly in the arvo with rain and fresh wind.

Now, looking ahead to Saturday the 27th of September, the swell is predicted to be way too big for this break – 12ft from the WSW with a very long 18-second period. Wind is favourable, but the size is just too much. Sunday the 28th of September morning offers a nice 7ft swell with clean cross-offshore wind from the ENE, and then Sunday arvo brings a glassy 6ft swell with light offshore wind from the east. That’s a very promising end to the run. Monday the 29th of September morning starts glassy with a 6ft SW swell (period 13s) – a real treat, clean and calm. Then it gets blown out in the arvo.

The standout is definitely Monday the 14th of September morning. The other good calls are the glassy Sunday arvo on the 28th and Monday morning the 29th of September. It’s inconsistent, so these clean windows are gold. Keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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