Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days look pretty flat for Hendry's Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell with cross-onshore winds messing up what little there is. It’s a tough outlook, so let’s break it down.

Starting off, Thursday the 10th, we’ve got a 2ft swell from the southwest with a very long period of 17 seconds, but the wind is onshore and the conditions are just marginal. The combined energy is weak at 272 (moderate energy). It’s not looking good for a paddle. That long period groundswell is better suited to a point or reef, but here at Hendry's, a beach break, it’s likely to be too straight and hard to catch.

The pattern continues through Friday and Saturday the 11th and 12th, with the same small southwest swell, dropping to 1ft, and light cross-onshore winds. The wave energy stays weak, between 182 and 243, and the surf quality is poor. It’s not worth getting wet.

Sunday the 13th sees a bump in swell height to 3ft in the morning, and even 5ft in the afternoon from the WNW, but the period drops to a short 6 seconds. That’s windswell, bumpy and weak, with a combined energy of 334 (moderate). The morning is still poor, and the afternoon is only marginal. It’s not the clean, lined-up surf we’re after.

The middle of the week, from Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th, is a mess of small, mixed swells under 3ft, with light cross-onshore winds. There’s a brief moment on Tuesday afternoon the 15th where the wind goes glassy and the waves are 2ft from the west, but the period is only 8 seconds and the energy is a weak 143 (moderate). The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” which is about as generous as it gets. It’s the closest thing to a window, but it’s still small and weak.

From Thursday the 17th right through to Friday the 25th, we’re stuck in the same pattern. Swell heights mostly between 1ft and 2ft, with long periods from the southwest (15-19 seconds), but the energy never breaks out of the weak to moderate range (103 to 327). The winds are light but cross-onshore, keeping the surf chopped up and poor. The 21st of September afternoon shows a slight uptick in energy to 327 (moderate), but it’s still only a 2ft swell with a 17-second period, and the report calls it marginal. It’s not a standout.

The water temperature anomaly is not provided, so I can’t say if it’s warmer or cooler than usual for this time of year.

Honestly, there’s no standout session here. The best shot is that Tuesday afternoon the 15th with the glassy conditions, but it’s small and weak. For the rest of the run, the winds are just enough to keep the surface bumpy, and the swell is too small to offer any real power. It’s a frustrating blank run, but for this area, it happens. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d save the wax for another day.

Rusty.

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