Indian River (Northside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Indian River (Northside) over the next couple weeks.

Honestly, the outlook is pretty bleak. There's a big ol' dry spell right at the start, with no surf worth talking about for days. You're looking at a solid week of flat to tiny, choppy junk before anything remotely rideable shows up.

Things finally perk up a bit around Tuesday the 28th, late in the afternoon. A moment of glass comes through with winds turning light and variable, dead calm. The swell is tiny, only about 1ft coming from the ESE, but the period's a short 8 seconds. The combined wave energy is a weak 49. It's small and weak, but it'll be the cleanest we see all week. It's a beginner-friendly day, though don't expect much push.

The next little glimmer comes on Thursday the 30th afternoon. The swell bumps up slightly to 2ft from the SE, and the period jumps to 10 seconds, giving it a bit more shape. Energy climbs to a moderate 198. But winds are onshore from the ESE, so it'll be a bumpy ride. A step up in size, but not in quality.

Friday the 31st morning offers some hope. Clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NNW and a small 2ft SE swell. The energy's only 50, so it's small and weak, but at least the surface will be smooth. Still a day for the longboard or a foiler.

Then we hit early August. Sunday the 2nd afternoon is interesting. Winds go cross-off from the SSW, cleaning things up, with a 3ft SE swell. But that wind is up at 12 mph, and the period is a weak 5 seconds, so it'll be lumpy from the wind. By Monday the 3rd morning, the swell builds to 4ft from the SE with a slightly better 8-second period and energy at a moderate 164. Winds are light cross-on from the NE, so expect some small wind ripples. It's bigger, but it's not clean.

The standout, and I mean the *only* real one, arrives on Tuesday the 4th of August. The swell hits 5ft from the S, with a 7-second period and a big jump in energy to 378. That's the biggest and most powerful swell of the whole outlook. But—and it's a big but—winds are cross-shore from the S at 9 mph, putting a chop on it. This is borderline too big for beginners at that size and messy winds. The setup here is a beach and jetty, and with that size and onshore wind, it's looking more like a kite surfer's playground than a paddle surfer's paradise.

The rest of the second week fades back into tiny, weak, and mostly messy conditions.

So, to wrap it up: there's a long, quiet wait. The only day that really has some grunt is Tuesday August 4th, but you'll be battling a cross-shore chop for that 5ft of swell. For the cleanest but weakest waves, hit Tuesday July 28th afternoon for glass. It's slim pickings, but forecasts can change.

Stay hopeful,
Rusty

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