Jensen Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Look, I've got to be straight with you – this run of forecasts for Jensen Beach is a real dry spell. We're looking at a solid 16-day window starting from July 25th, and honestly, there's not a single session that's worth paddling out for. The waves are just flat to tiny the whole way through, with nothing breaking the 3 ft mark. It's a tough stretch.

The first few days, starting Saturday July 25th, we've got a tiny 2 ft swell from the east with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is weak (44) and it's all "poor surf conditions." The wind is glassy in the morning, which is a tease, but there's just no wave to ride. Sunday and Monday don't get any better – the swell drops to 2 ft and 1 ft, with the same short period. Even though we get some offshore wind on Sunday morning and Monday morning, it's cleaning up nothing. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Through the middle of the week from July 29th to August 4th, the swell bottoms out completely. We're looking at 1 ft, then 0.7 ft, and even 0.3 ft. The combined energy drops to as low as 5 (very weak). The wind is often offshore or cross-offshore, which is frustrating because it's just blowing over a flat ocean. The waves are essentially non-existent for any surfer, beginner or expert. There's a brief uptick right at the end of the forecast window, around August 7th, where the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ESE with a very short 5-second period, and the energy picks up to 37. But even that's still classed as "poor surf conditions" and the wind turns cross-onshore in the afternoon, chopping it up. For a beach and reef setup like Jensen Beach, these tiny, short-period swells just don't offer any shape.

There's no standout session here. The one session that might make you look twice is the morning of August 7th – glassy conditions with the biggest swell of the window at 3 ft. But with a 5-second period, it's just windswell mush. For a beach break, a long period would be a problem, but these short-period waves have no power or push. The whole region is a write-off for surf. If you're a kiter, maybe the afternoon winds on a few days give you something to do, but for paddle surfing, it's a no-go. This is a pretty normal blank run for this area during a flat spell, but forecasts can always change.

Rusty.

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