Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the next couple of weeks. It’s a slow one, no two ways about it. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, wonky surf ahead, and you’re gonna have to work for anything half-decent.

The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and weak. The swell energy is mostly in the low to mid hundreds, which is just not enough to get anything with any push. We’re talking knee-high slop at best for most of it. The water is a balmy 71°, which is over 7 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s pretty wild, and it’s the one thing that’ll make a paddle-out feel better than it looks.

The first real chance at anything comes on Sunday, August 9th. The morning still looks poor, but by the afternoon, the wind drops right out and it goes glassy. There’s still only 2ft of SSW swell with a 15-second period, and the energy is a modest 142, but it’s the cleanest it’ll be all week. It’s surfable, but you’ll be on a longboard, fighting for the inside. It’s not Hendry’s (Arroyo Burro) at its best, but a glassy day is a gift.

After that, it’s more of the same grind. Small, cross-onshore slop through the middle of the week, with the wind picking up in the afternoons and chopping it up. The energy starts to build a little from the 14th, getting into the mid to high 200s and even hitting 337 on the 14th. The swell bumps up to 2ft on the 15th and 16th, but the period drops back to 15-16 seconds and the wind stays cross-onshore. It’s more water moving, but it’s not clean. It’s the kind of surf that’s more interesting to watch than paddle out into.

The real standouts, if you can call them that, are the glassy window on Sunday afternoon the 9th, and maybe the slightly bigger, but messier, pulse around the 15th and 16th. The 15th is the only other day that even gets a "marginal" nod, and that’s pushing it. The direction is solidly SSW, which is what Hendry’s wants, but the size and wind just aren’t cooperating. The swell period is long, which is good for shape, but at this size, it’s just not breaking with any power.

Honestly, for the next two weeks, your best bet is to keep your expectations low. The surf is going to be poor for the majority of the time. There’s a brief window on the 9th afternoon where it might be worth a paddle, and the 15th is the biggest of the run, but it’ll be a battle with the chop. Keep the longboard handy and don't get too excited.

Rusty.

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