Hennemans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it. Honestly, looking at the next couple of weeks at Hennemans, it's a tough stretch. This spot is inconsistent at the best of times, and we're in a bit of a flat spell with tricky winds. Don't expect much at all for the first week or so.

We're looking at a period starting now and going out 16 days. The first few days, from Sunday the 13th through to Tuesday the 15th of September, are a write-off with "poor surf conditions" all the way. Small, weak swells, mostly cross-onshore winds, just nothing to get excited about.

Things start to nudge into the "marginal" zone from Wednesday the 16th. You'll see tiny little 3 ft SW swells, but the energy is still low (around 410), and with a light onshore or cross-onshore breeze, it’ll be bumpy and not very clean. It's a reef setup so it can handle some direction, but the size is just too small for any real quality.

The best of a bad bunch looks like it might be Friday the 18th of September. We've got a 2 ft SW swell, but the period stretches out to 19 seconds. That's a very long period groundswell, and combined energy hits 508 (moderate). The wind goes cross-shore in the morning, which is the best we'll see. It's a reef break, so that long period should wrap in nicely, offering a bit more shape and those longer lulls between sets. But honestly, it's tiny. This is a standout purely because everything else is so poor.

After that, the rest of the run into the end of the month looks like more of the same: small 3 ft to 3 ft SW swells, with persistent cross-onshore winds. There's a couple of cross-shore mornings on the 24th and 25th of September, but the swell is still weak (energy in the 280-350 range) and the period is dropping off. It's hard to get excited.

The water temp is 73°F, which is a huge 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year – a real anomaly. Don't need a thick suit.

So to wrap it up, there's really only one session that pokes its head above the parapet: Friday morning the 18th. Even then, it's a small, marginal wave. This is a tricky spot at a tricky time of year. The reef can work, but we need a bit more size and some clean offshore wind to make it happen. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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