Indian River (Northside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.62° N 75.06° W

Indian River (Northside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Indian River (Northside) sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.3° 

Indian River (Northside) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Indian River (Northside) today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Indian River (Northside). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
18
18
14
17
20
19
20
23
37
35
30
28
18
19
14
14
14
13
17
13
17
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM0.69m
3:09PM0.83m
3:30AM0.66m
4:01PM0.81m
4:28AM0.64m
4:58PM0.81m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.19m
8:56PM0.22m
8:53AM0.22m
9:58PM0.21m
9:54AM0.22m
10:52PM0.18m
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clear
clear
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rain showers
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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heavy rain
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
5
5
1
1
16
1
3
5
3
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
27
25
23
22
21
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
21
22
23
25
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
28
27
26
26
27
25
23
21
19
20
21
22
23
25
25
21
23
26
27
29
27
24
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