Henrys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, gather ’round surfers, Rusty here with the full outlook for Henrys. This spot’s a consistent reef setup, exposed to the west-northwest swell window, and we’ve got a solid run of waves spread over the next couple of weeks. The water’s sitting at a notably warm 86°F, a good couple of degrees above what’s normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick rubber at home.

Things kick off this Friday, September 11th, in the afternoon. We’ve got a clean 4ft groundswell from the southwest, with a long 15-second period and an easterly offshore breeze keeping things glassy. Combined energy is sitting at a moderate 632. Not huge, but those long-period lines will have shape, ideal for this reef. This is a solid start to the window and a real standout. You’ll need to keep an eye on the fact that this break can be busy, and for the morning sessions beyond that, a consistent schedule builds.

Saturday the 12th sees the swell drop to 3ft, but the morning still offers clean conditions despite a cross-off wind. That afternoon turns ugly with a cross-onshore wind and choppy water. Sunday, September 13th, is smaller again at 2ft and keeps that cross-off wind, but the quality has dropped; the morning is clean but the swell is weak, and the afternoon runs the risk of a thunderstorm.

Monday the 14th starts the mornings off well. A small 2ft swell with a very long 19-second period pushes through on a light cross-off breeze, offering clean waves with decent energy (292). The reef will handle that long period well. Afternoons are a write-off with onshore wind.

Tuesday the 15th is a real highlight. Morning brings 3ft of southwest swell with a 15-second period, light cross-off wind, and very clean conditions. The combined energy jumps up to 514, giving the waves some push. This is a morning to be in the water. The afternoon brings a risk of thunderstorms and an onshore breeze that chops it up.

The mid-week period on Wednesday the 16th holds 3ft to 4ft, with clean mornings and messy afternoons. Thursday the 17th’s morning session is a beauty – 3ft swell, a 14-second period, and a dead-offshore easterly breeze with barely any wind. That’s a calm, clean, and fun prospect with energy over 500.

The pattern holds into the following week. Friday the 18th morning offers another clean 3ft from the southwest, with good energy (447) and an offshore wind. The weekend of Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th is trickier. Saturday morning goes flat calm and glassy with a 2ft, 19-second period swell, but the wind stays almost non-existent. For the morning it’s promising but tiny; afternoons are poor.

Now, the real standouts in the second week start hitting on Monday the 21st of September. We get 4ft of southwest groundswell, a long 18-second period, and a clean offshore wind. The morning session shows combined energy of 802 – that’s getting into moderate-to-strong territory – and clean lines. Tuesday morning the 22nd goes glassy again with 3ft at 16 seconds, offshore wind, and energy at 831. Those morning windows are going to be clean and punchy. However, be aware that Tuesday afternoon sees a jump to 8ft of short-period, 8-second slop combined with a strong onshore wind – that’s one for experts only, and even then it’ll be wild and messy.

That large, short-period pulse settles down for Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th, with 3ft clean morning swells and cross-off winds. The final push comes Saturday, September 26th. The morning offers 2ft of long-period, 19-second groundswell, clean and glassy, with combined energy at 572. It’s small, but those long-period lines on a reef can be surprisingly fun. Afternoons fade as usual.

The top two standout periods are the morning of Tuesday the 15th and the morning of Monday the 21st. Both offer 3ft+ swell, long-period energy, and clean, offshore winds. Get on it.

Rusty.

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