Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey crew, Rusty here. Let’s get into what Hendry’s Beach has cooking for the next couple weeks. To be real with you, it’s a lean outlook. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period of small, weak surf where the wind is mostly messing things up.

Right from the start, things are flat. From Saturday the 1st of August all the way through to the morning of Friday the 7th, it’s a rough run. Swell is tiny – mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft from the S or SW, with combined energy that’s weak, often under 150. The wind is almost always a cross-onshore from the WSW or SW, putting a light chop on the surface. Not worth getting wet for.

Then we get one little window. On the morning of Friday the 7th of August, it turns glassy – a light southerly breeze, dead calm. There’s a 1 ft swell from the SSW riding a very long 19-second period, which gives it some real shape for its size (combined energy of 193). That long period means groundswell, and with the glassy conditions, it’ll be clean. The water temp is 70°, which is much warmer than normal (a 7° anomaly) – feels like a warm bath. For the surfer who just wants a small, clean longboard session, Friday morning is your only real shot. But it’s small, so don’t expect much power.

After that, it’s right back into the quiet zone. For the entire second week and into the 16th, it’s the same sad story – poor surf conditions every day. Swell heights never top 2 ft, and the wind is always at least a light cross-onshore. Even on the 15th and 16th of August when the combined energy bumps up to 292, the swell is still tiny and the wind is light but onshore or cross. There’s just no quality on offer.

So the one and only highlight is that Friday morning, 7th of August. It’s a brief moment where it all comes together just a little. For the rest, it’s a solid blank run. That’s not super unusual for Hendry’s, but it still stings when you’re keen.

Hang in there.
Rusty.

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