Henrys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here again. Let’s look at the forecast for Henrys. We got a mixed bag coming, but there are a couple of sessions you won’t want to miss.

The week opens with the 11th. We’re talking clean surf, 3ft of SW swell, and a long 18-second period. There’s a bit of a southerly breeze but it’s glass. The water’s at 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. There’s a decent amount of kick behind it, and it’s a quality little wave. Good start.

Then things get a bit average. The 12th, 13th, and 14th have the swell dropping to around 2ft. The mornings are clean but small. Friday the 14th sees it push up to 4ft, but the winds are messier, especially in the afternoon with a cross-on breeze chopping things up.

Now, here’s your standout. Saturday the 15th. The swell is up to 5ft to 5ft from the SW. The morning is clean, but the afternoon is magic—the wind swings offshore and it goes glassy, with the swell holding a solid 16-second period. The energy is pumping. This is the best of the whole window for experienced surfers. For beginners, 5ft is pushing it on a reef.

Sunday the 16th stays good, with 4ft of swell and light, clean offshore winds in the arvo. It’ll be very good, just a bit less powerful than Saturday.

The surf fades after that. The 17th and 18th have some rideable 4ft waves, but the winds are a bit more on and off. Then we hit a poor spell from about the 20th to the 22nd, with small 2ft to 2ft surf and less energy. The 23rd and 24th are pretty weak too, just some clean little waves in the mornings. It’s a bit of a lull.

Looking further out, Wednesday the 26th shows a late pulse. The morning has clean, offshore conditions with 3ft of swell, and the energy jumps up. But the afternoon brings a cross-on breeze and pushes the swell to 3ft, and the energy spikes hard. It looks promising, but that’s a long way out, so we take it with a grain of salt. The real day to save is Saturday the 15th.

A few notes on Henrys: it’s a consistent reef break, exposed and best when the swell comes from the WNW. A long-period SW groundswell like we’re expecting will work in its favor. Being a reef, it’ll handle the period well, but it can also make the waves a bit shifty if it gets too long. And expect the lineup to be busy when it’s good.

That’s the word from here. Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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