Hennemans Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at what's on the table.

Alright, so the next few weeks are looking a bit of a mixed bag for Hennemans. This is a reef break that doesn't fire all that often, and this forecast is a classic example of it being inconsistent. We’ve got a short window of surfable waves right at the start, but then it trails off into a long stretch of nothing really worth getting wet for.

The best bet is this weekend, Sunday the 6th of September. We're looking at a 6ft SSW swell with a solid 13 second period – that's got some proper energy behind it, with the combined swell energy reading a hefty 1110. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The wind is cross-off from the NNW at 16 mph, so it’ll be clean enough, but that’s a moderate breeze, so not glassy. It’s a bit of a shame the winds aren’t lighter, because the wave quality itself is there. Keep in mind it can get busy here on a Sunday.

Come Sunday afternoon, the wind picks up to 22 mph from the north, making it a lot choppier, so I’d be getting my session in first thing.

From Monday the 7th, things start to slide. The swell holds around 5-6ft, but the wind turns cross-shore and the wave energy drops. It's still surfable, but definitely not as good as Sunday.

Then, from Wednesday the 9th of September onwards, we hit a real dry spell. The swell drops right down to under 3ft, and for days and days we get onshore or cross-onshore winds with poor surf conditions. There is a long gap here with no real recommendations – honestly, from the 9th through to the end of the forecast on the 21st, it’s mostly marginal or poor, with nothing worth paddling out for.

The medium period groundswell that shows up later in the second week – like that 20 second period stuff on the 15th – is all very small and weak, with no decent wind to hold it up. A long period like that at a beach setup can turn it into a closeout, but at a reef like Hennemans you could get a good one. But with the height so low, it’s not worth the gamble.

So to put it plainly: your one and only real standout is Sunday morning, the 6th of September. Get out there early for the cleanest conditions, because after that, the waiting game begins.

Rusty.

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