Surf Forecasts:
Hennemans surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, SW swell with 974 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hennemans this week:
The surf forecast for Hennemans over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hennemans in the next 16 days are 1.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Tue 13th Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hennemans over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 427 | 468 | 380 | 365 | 380 | 319 | 449 | 547 | 748 | 644 | 553 | 418 | 418 | 455 | 854 | 574 | 636 | 605 | 523 | 429 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.70m | 8:53AM1.84m | 9:13PM1.62m | 9:19AM1.90m | 9:54PM1.50m | 9:44AM1.91m | 10:35PM1.37m | 10:09AM1.87m | 11:18PM1.23m | 10:34AM1.81m | 00:07AM1.10m | 11:00AM1.71m | 1:11AM0.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:57AM0.08m | 3:29PM0.05m | 3:25AM0.20m | 4:07PM-0.02m | 3:50AM0.35m | 4:45PM-0.04m | 4:14AM0.49m | 5:23PM-0.01m | 4:35AM0.63m | 6:04PM0.06m | 4:52AM0.76m | 6:51PM0.16m | 5:00AM0.87m | |||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 210 | 468 | 218 | 365 | 293 | 293 | 449 | 547 | 748 | 644 | 553 | 418 | 350 | 350 | 854 | 574 | 636 | 605 | 523 | 429 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | W 7 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 366 | 427 | 210 | 380 | 114 | 122 | 319 | 245 | 25 | 13 | 163 | 74 | 384 | 418 | 455 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 17 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 19 | W 10 | WNW 17 | SW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 108 | 305 | 113 | 306 | 380 | 76 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 117 | 82 | 20 | 74 | 73 | 97 | 80 | 48 | 40 | 41 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | — | 19 | 92 | — | 33 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 189 | 268 | 775 | 16 | 372 | 432 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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