Jensen Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s be honest: this is a rough one for Jensen Beach. We’re looking at the whole 16-day window, and I’m struggling to find a single session that’s worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and the conditions are messy more often than not.

We kick off Wednesday, July 22nd, with no real surf to speak of. Swell is a pathetic 2.0 ft out of the southeast, with a period of just 4 seconds – that’s pure wind chop, no power behind it. The combined energy is a measly 20 (20). The wind is cross-on, 9 mph, which just messes up what little there is. It’s not going to do anything.

The following days are a real slog. Thursday and Friday, July 23rd and 24th, the swell drops even more to 1.3 ft or 1.6 ft, still with the same short period. The energy climbs a bit to the mid-50s (54) on Friday morning, but that’s a joke – it’s all weak, short-period wind swell with onshore winds. It’s not surfable.

Saturday and Sunday, July 25th and 26th, are a little better for wind, but the swell is still tiny. Saturday morning sees a light breeze, but it’s cross-on, and the swell is 1.6 ft from the east with an 8-second period. The energy is 37 (37). It’s just not enough to push a decent wave. Sunday morning, July 26th, we get a clean look with a light offshore wind from the WNW, but the swell is only 1.3 ft from the east-northeast. The energy is 20 (20). You might get a knee-high ripple, but it’s not a wave.

Monday, July 27th, is the same story – clean morning with light offshore wind, but the swell is still 1.3 ft and the energy is 21 (21). It’s flat, plain and simple.

The rest of the week into early August is a total write-off. The swell drops to 1.0 ft, then 0.7 ft, and the energy levels fall into the single digits. We’re talking about combined energy as low as 6 (6) on August 1st. It’s a desert out there.

There is a tiny blip on August 3rd, Monday morning. We get a brief moment of glass – zero wind, dead calm – but the swell is only 0.7 ft from the north-northeast. The energy is 13 (13). It’s flat. Then that afternoon, a weird spike of 3.3 ft swell from the south with a 5-second period shows up, pushing the energy to 66 (66), but the wind swings onshore and it’s choppy as hell. It’s a short-period, messy windswell. Not a good wave.

The rest of the window, from August 4th to 6th, is back to tiny, weak, and messy. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report.

So, the bottom line: there are no standouts here. No best on offer. The entire 16-day forecast is a gap of poor surf. For a spot like Jensen Beach, which is a beach and reef setup, this kind of flat run can happen. It tends not to stay poor for long, but right now, it’s a hard pass. The setup looks more interesting for a paddleboard than a surfboard. Hang loose, wait for the next system.

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