Indian River (Northside) Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.62° N 75.06° W

Indian River (Northside) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
41
32
28
23
14
18
46
8
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
10
WNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
25
ESE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM0.83m
3:30AM0.66m
4:01PM0.81m
4:28AM0.64m
4:58PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.22m
8:53AM0.22m
9:58PM0.21m
9:54AM0.22m
10:52PM0.18m
thunderstorm
clear
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cloud
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6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
8
2
4
5
9
7
3
Temp °C
28
27
22
21
20
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
26
25
25
21
18
17
19
22
23
25
24
25
25
23
21
24
25
26
25
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