Jensen Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Jensen Beach has in store for us over the coming stretch. I gotta be straight with you: it's gonna be a long, flat, frustrating wait. We're looking at a solid dry spell before anything remotely rideable shows up.

For the first couple of weeks, starting now and running right through the end of August and into the first week of September, there’s just nothing doing. Day after day of tiny, weak slop with onshore winds messing it up. Swell heights are stuck under 2ft and the combined wave energy is mostly in the weak to very weak range (as low as 6). You'll see a mix of onshores and cross-onshore breezes, so it's choppy and messy – not worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting around 86°F, which is about 2°F warmer than average for this time of year, so it’s a touch toastier than usual, but not freakishly so. The whole first week of September is more of the same – a real blank run.

Now, the first glimmer of hope comes on Tuesday the 8th of September. The afternoon shows a little bump in energy (84) with a 2ft NE swell, but the wind is onshore from the east. Clean it is not. The real standout of the entire 16-day window looks to be on Wednesday the 9th of September. We finally get a pulse of proper groundswell. The morning brings a 2ft swell from the NE with a long period of 12 seconds and a light, glassy cross-onshore breeze. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 117, which is the best we’ve seen. The afternoon builds on that – same NE direction, period stretching to 12 seconds, and the energy climbs to 147. Swell height hits 2ft. The wind is light from the ESE, which is a little onshore but with very light air, it should keep things clean. This is the window to circle on your calendar. It’s not huge, but after all this flatness, that long-period groundswell will bring some proper shape. For Jensen Beach, a beach and reef setup, the longer period (12 seconds) can make it a little straight at the beachbreaks, so look for the sandbars or the reef edges to line it up.

Thursday the 10th still has some leftover energy (105 in the morning) with a 2ft NE groundswell, but the winds start to turn more onshore again, making it less of a sure thing.

So, bottom line: you have a massive gap of over a week of nothing. The only serious chance for a surf is the 9th of September, and that’s the one to aim for. Keep your fingers crossed the long-range forecast holds.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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