Indian River (Northside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. Indian River (Northside) is just not cooperating. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and uninspiring, a real dry spell for the area. We're talking about a long gap with nothing really worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting at a pretty normal 76°, nothing unusual there for this time of year.

The best we can say is there are a few sessions that are "surfable" but very ordinary, and even those are few and far between. The first real hint of anything is on Saturday morning, August 9th. We get a clean offshore wind from the west at 6 mph, with the swell coming from the south at 4 ft and a period of 6 seconds. The wave energy is moderate at 138. It's clean, but those waves are going to be small and weak. It's not a standout, just the least bad option.

Sunday, August 10th has a similar story – clean conditions with a light offshore but the swell drops back to 3 ft. It's still just ordinary.

After that, we drop right back into poor conditions until Saturday, August 16th, which brings a bit of a bump. The morning looks glassy with a light northerly, and the swell picks up to 3 ft from the east-northeast. The energy is still moderate at 96. It's another "surfable but very ordinary" day.

Then, on Tuesday, August 19th, the morning session is glassy again with a light northerly, offering 3 ft of swell from the south-southeast. The energy is moderate at 63. Again, it's small and clean but nothing to write home about.

Honestly, for this whole period, the wind is often clean, but the swell is just too weak and short-period to build any real quality. The waves will be small and lack punch. For a beginner, there might be a few tiny, clean waves on the 9th, 16th, or 19th, but that's about the extent of it. For anyone else, it's a tough call. Given the small swell and clean but light winds, this setup might be more interesting for a kite session than a paddle session if you're into that.

So, there you have it. A real flat spell. We might get a little bump in the second week, but it's too far out to get excited about. Keep an eye on it, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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