Hendry's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's take a look at what's ahead for our stretch. To be honest, it's been a bit quiet and it's going to stay that way for the next couple of weeks. The swell directions are being stubborn and the winds just aren't on our side most days.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, there's really only one or two windows that might get you wet, but you've got to be patient. We have a gap right at the start with no real surf to speak of, and then a long stretch of days where the conditions are either poor or marginal.

Let's start at the beginning. For Sunday the 5th and into the following week, Hendry's Beach is seeing some long-period groundswell coming from the SSW, with swell heights sitting around 2 ft to 2 ft. The energy is there, with combined swell energy readings varying from moderate to quite strong (241 to 541). The problem is the wind. It's blowing cross-onshore nearly the entire time, making it choppy and messy. For a beginner, the swell is small enough, but those winds will make it a frustrating paddle. There's a brief window on Thursday morning the 9th with light onshore wind and a bump to 3 ft from the W, but it's still described as marginal.

The first real standout that might get a surfers' heart beating a little is the morning of Friday, July 10th. We're looking at a drop in wind to glassy conditions. The swell is still small at 2 ft from the SSW with a very long period of 16 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate (248). It's not going to be pumping, but for a small-wave board, those clean, glassy conditions will make it feel better than it is. The crowd factor at Hendry's is "often", so expect some company for those little clean ones.

After Friday, it gets messy again. We then have a blank run from the 11th right through the 16th, with almost every session marked as "poor surf conditions." Winds are consistently cross-onshore. A slight reprieve comes on Sunday the 12th with another glassy morning, swell at 2 ft from the SSW but with a shorter period of 14 seconds, and the energy is a bit weaker (195). Still, if you want a wave, that's your best bet for that string of days.

Looking further out to the 17th and beyond, the wave heights stay small, mostly 2 ft to 3 ft. We get another marginal call on Friday morning the 17th (2 ft, long period 17 seconds from the W, 328 energy) and again on the 18th and 19th. The real window to keep an eye on is Monday the 20th. We see a small bump in swell height to 4 ft from the S, with a period of 14 seconds and a fairly strong combined energy of 500. It's the biggest swell of the forecast. The wind is still light cross-onshore, so it's still marginal, but it's the best the back half of the forecast has to offer. The water temp is sitting around 64°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can get away with a spring suit.

Overall, it's a quiet period. The surf is small and the wind is a problem. If you're desperate, target the glassy mornings on July 10th or July 12th, or take a punt on the 4 ft swell on Monday the 20th, but don't expect perfection. The setup might look more interesting for a kite surfer on those windy days than a pure paddle surfer.

Rusty.

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