Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Northside) surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, SSW swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian River (Northside) this week:
The surf forecast for Indian River (Northside) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Northside) in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Northside) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Indian River (Northside) has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
To be straight with you, this stretch is going to be a flat spell. It's a long, quiet run. We've got a 16-day window, and honestly, there’s no standout session worth paddling out for. The first real surfable moment doesn't show up until Thursday the 3rd, and even that is just barely a pulse.
That Thursday afternoon, the 3rd of September, the wind goes glassy out of the WNW at just 3 mph. There's a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE with a 9-second period. The combined wave energy is very weak at 50. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. If you've got a log and are desperate for a knee-paddle, you might get a couple of grovelly ones, but don't expect anything with any push.
The water is sitting at a warm 77°F, and that anomaly of 3°F means it's a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s about the only excitement.
After that little hiccup, it's back to nothing. Day after day of tiny, weak swell with poor surf conditions. We get a slight bump in size on Tuesday the 8th of September with a 5 ft swell from the SSW, but with a short 6-second period and a fresh breeze making it choppy and messy. The combined energy hits 230, which is moderate, but the quality is just poor for surfing.
The pattern never really shifts. Even when we get a clean, offshore wind on the 12th of September, there’s only 2 ft of weak swell. The session on Sunday the 13th of September afternoon has glassy conditions with a 1 ft SE swell at 10 seconds (28 combined energy), but there’s just not enough water moving to call it a wave.
Look, if you absolutely have to get wet, the best of a bad bunch is that glassy Thursday the 3rd afternoon, or the glassy Sunday the 13th afternoon. But I wouldn't bother getting the wax out of the car for it. There’s no power, no push, and no quality to be found on the Northside in this window. The whole setup is more suited to a flat-water paddle than a surf session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 37 | 78 | 65 | 43 | 32 | 38 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.82m | 12:35PM0.94m | 1:08AM0.78m | 1:32PM0.93m | 2:10AM0.74m | 2:34PM0.91m | 3:16AM0.73m | 3:41PM0.91m | 4:26AM0.74m | 4:51PM0.92m | 5:36AM0.77m | 5:59PM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.08m | 5:27AM0.04m | 6:19PM0.11m | 6:14AM0.08m | 7:25PM0.14m | 7:16AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.15m | 8:36AM0.14m | 9:56PM0.12m | 9:53AM0.12m | 10:59PM0.07m | 10:59AM0.08m | 11:54PM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 37 | 78 | 65 | 35 | 22 | 38 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 7 | NE 4 | S 5 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 28 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1468 | 71 | 215 | 1468 | 10 | 159 | 0 | 211 | 45 | 45 | 460 | 516 | 460 | 461 | 1180 | 1358 | 541 | 1480 | 65 | 508 |
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