Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Northside) surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, E swell with 56 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 13 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Sunday (Sep 13) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. 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 0.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 13th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Northside) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk real talk. Indian River (Northside) is looking pretty bleak for the next couple of weeks. The first few days are just flat and messy—Sunday morning the 13th has a clean 0.4m with a 10-second interval, but it’s tiny and there’s a thunderstorm risk. That’s the high point early on, and that’s saying a lot.
From the 14th through the 23rd, it’s a wasteland. Monday the 14th has 0.9m but it’s 4-second windslop, and the cross-off breeze doesn’t save it. The rest of that week is all 0.3m to 0.8m, short-period junk, mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. A couple of mornings like Thursday the 17th and Sunday the 20th are clean-ish, but it’s knee-high slop. The combined energy is weak—single digits to low 70s—just nothing behind it.
Then things get big but ugly. The 24th starts to show some energy, but the 25th brings 1.6m with fresh cross-onshore winds and a lumpy mess. Saturday the 26th is the biggest—2.3m by the afternoon, energy spiking to 1720—but it’s all ENE cross-on at 40 km/h, which makes it a complete write-off. That’s expert-only territory, and even then, it’s a beatdown. Not for beginners at over 2.5m on the face of it. And Sunday the 27th has 1.9m to 2.3m with strong cross-onshore winds—same story.
Water temp is 25° on Sunday morning the 13th, which is about 3° warmer than usual—noticeably warm, but that’s about the only highlight. Honestly, there’s no standout day here. The best I can say is Sunday morning the 13th or Thursday morning the 17th, but those are just “surfable.” The end of the window, especially the 26th and 27th, is more for the kite crew than the paddle crew—the beach/jetty setup just gets shredded by that onshore wind.
Bottom line: save your energy. Nothing worth chasing in the next 16 days. Forecasts can shift, but right now, I’m not holding my breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 23 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM0.90m | 11:20AM0.96m | 11:35PM0.83m | 12:04PM0.92m | 00:23AM0.77m | 12:50PM0.87m | 1:12AM0.71m | 1:38PM0.83m | 2:04AM0.67m | 2:28PM0.80m | 2:58AM0.65m | 3:21PM0.79m | 3:54AM0.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM-0.00m | 4:18AM-0.00m | 4:47PM0.04m | 4:55AM0.05m | 5:30PM0.09m | 5:31AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.15m | 6:10AM0.18m | 7:07PM0.20m | 6:58AM0.23m | 8:12PM0.23m | 8:06AM0.26m | 9:18PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 15 | ENE 7 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 15 | — | ESE 9 | — | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | — | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | SE 6 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 22 | 24 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 1 | 8 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 40 | 460 | 1038 | 638 | 692 | 692 | 478 | 1159 | 1159 | 100 | 0 | 460 | 0 | 460 | 1168 | 1038 | 590 | 1166 |
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