Henrys Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at the 16-day window for Henrys. This is a reef setup, and it's a consistent spot, so when it's on, it's on. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 86°.

The real meat of the swell comes in hard and fast on Tuesday, July 28th. We’ve got a solid 6ft of SW groundswell rolling in, with a very long period of 18 seconds. That’s a serious amount of energy—1766 (moderate to strong) to be exact. The morning is the only time to be in the water that day. The wind is a light ENE cross-offshore, keeping it clean. But listen, this is a big, powerful, long-period swell. At 6ft, it’s already pushing the limits for anyone who isn’t experienced, and that long period means it'll be breaking deep and fast. This is properly good surf for the chargers. The afternoon gets messy with a cross-on SW wind, and the risk of storms, so don't bother.

Wednesday the 29th is still solid. The morning is your window again, with a clean 5ft SW swell, still a long 16-second period and a nice NE cross-off breeze. The energy is still strong at 1232. It’s another day for the experienced crew.

Thursday the 30th sees the swell drop a touch, but the conditions might be the cleanest of the whole run. The wind swings ENE and goes offshore at 15 mph, grooming a 4ft SW swell. That offshore breeze is a major positive, making for some clean, lined-up waves. The energy is still moderate at 705. This is a great day for a surfer who can handle a bit of size.

After that, the swell backs off through the end of July and into August. Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st offer some fun, clean morning waves in the 3ft to 3ft range, but it’s not the same level of quality.

There’s a bit of a lull for a few days, but Sunday the 2nd of August has a moment of pure magic. The morning is glassy—zero wind—with a small 2ft SW swell. It’s clean, it’s tiny, but it’s perfect for a longboard or a funboard. The same goes for Monday the 3rd of August morning, with a glassy 3ft SW swell.

The conditions get a bit more variable after that. The end of the first week and into the second week shows some smaller swells, mostly in the 1ft to 3ft range, with a mix of clean and choppy conditions. The wind is often offshore or cross-offshore, keeping it tidy, but the wave heights are pretty small. There’s a bit of a period with short-period, weak swell around the 4th and 6th of August.

The real standout here is no contest: Tuesday morning, July 28th. The combination of heavy, long-period SW groundswell, clean cross-offshore wind, and that raw energy at Henrys is about as good as it gets for a reef break. This is a day for the confident, experienced surfer. The second best is Thursday morning, July 30th, where the offshore wind makes the dropping swell look absolutely perfect.

Rusty.

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