Surf Forecasts:
Hendry's Beach surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SSW swell with 480 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hendry's Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Hendry's Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hendry's Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hendry's Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get real about Hendry’s Beach. For the next 16 days, it’s mostly tiny and choppy, with only a couple windows of hope. The water is cooking at 70°, which is a good 6° above normal for this time of year – almost unheard of.
The best chance to get something with a little push comes Wednesday morning, August 26th. A 4ft south swell, with a 13-second period, and moderate wave energy (517). Wind is light cross-on from the SW at 6 mph. It’s not clean, but it’s the most size you’ll see.
Then on Thursday afternoon, August 27th, it goes glassy – flat calm – with a 3ft south swell and a 12-second period. The energy is still solid at 320. If you want clean little waves with nobody hassling you, that’s the session.
From there, it’s mostly small, messy, or both. A few pulses of 3–3ft south-southwest swell early September with 15–17 second periods, but the wind stays light cross-on or onshore. Those long-period swells need a point, not this beach with side breeze.
Honestly, the only two moments worth paddling out are those August windows. After that, it’s a long grind of poor surf. Second week is a write-off: still small, still messy.
Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the horizon.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 5 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 36 | 402 | 63 | 195 | 280 | 216 | 131 | 205 | 215 | 348 | 336 | 295 | 284 | 249 | 186 | 180 | 115 | 69 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.79m | 10:04AM1.26m | 9:11PM1.80m | 10:25AM1.33m | 9:46PM1.77m | 10:48AM1.41m | 10:22PM1.70m | 11:12AM1.49m | 11:00PM1.58m | 11:39AM1.57m | 11:43PM1.42m | 12:08PM1.63m | 00:34AM1.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.73m | 3:44AM-0.06m | 3:04PM0.64m | 4:08AM-0.05m | 3:39PM0.56m | 4:32AM-0.01m | 4:18PM0.48m | 4:56AM0.07m | 4:58PM0.41m | 5:20AM0.18m | 5:44PM0.36m | 5:44AM0.33m | 6:36PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | SSE 12 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 36 | 402 | 294 | 195 | 280 | 216 | 50 | 70 | 40 | 348 | 162 | 295 | 284 | 137 | 186 | 62 | 68 | 113 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 121 | 26 | 26 | 42 | 66 | 50 | 131 | 60 | 125 | 22 | 336 | 6 | 6 | 249 | 61 | 180 | 81 | 69 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | W 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 84 | 89 | 63 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 120 | 205 | 66 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 55 | 115 | 64 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | SE 3 | — | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | — | 25 | — | 215 | 97 | 62 | 140 | 122 | 62 | 94 | 111 | 43 | 49 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 0 |
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