Denhams Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag for Denhams Beach. There’s a long, quiet patch to start, then things get interesting, but it’s not all good news. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year.

The first bit of surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Friday the 31st of July. Up until then, it’s a flat spell with tiny, weak stuff and no go. We’re talking about a solid six-day gap with nothing to ride.

On the morning of Friday the 31st, we finally get a pulse. Denhams Beach picks up a 4 ft SSE swell with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 258, and with glassy conditions and zero wind, it’ll be clean. The waves are surfable, but the quality is just ordinary – not a standout, but a chance to get wet.

That little window fades, and we’re back into a run of tiny, poor surf with cross-onshore breezes and weak energy readings in the tens and thirties. The morning of Sunday the 2nd offers a brief moment of glass with a 1 ft SE swell, but it’s just too small to get excited about.

The real standout arrives on Thursday the 6th of August. The morning session at Denhams Beach is the pick of the whole forecast. You’ve got a 4 ft SSE swell, period of 9 seconds, and a clean, light offshore breeze from the NNW. The combined energy jumps to 326 (moderate), and the wind is cross-off, keeping the faces tidy. This is the best on offer: a solid, surfable day with good conditions. The afternoon gets choppy with a cross-onshore, so get in early.

Then Friday the 7th brings a bigger, more powerful swell. The morning sees 7 ft from the SE with a 11-second period (longer period, groundswell energy) and conditions are a bit cross-shore with some chop. The combined energy is a strong 1109. The afternoon is similar with 8 ft and 1062 energy. This is getting big – over 8 ft, so it’s for experienced surfers only, and the cross-shore wind isn’t doing it any favours.

But hold on. Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August are a different story. The swell is huge – 20 ft on Saturday morning from the SSE, with a 12-second period and a combined energy of 10235. That’s extreme. The wind is offshore and clean, but the forecast says it’s simply too big for this break. The same goes for the afternoon (18 ft) and Sunday morning (15 ft). This is proper, dangerous, oversized swell. For expert chargers with a death wish, maybe, but for the average surfer, it’s a no-go. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

So, to wrap it up: the best day to get a wave is Thursday the 6th of August morning. The Friday the 7th has size but messy conditions. The weekend after that is just too big for Denhams Beach. Keep an eye on the forecasts, as things can change, but that’s the call for now.

Rusty.

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