Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Northside) surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, SE swell with 35 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian River (Northside) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Northside) in the next 16 days are 0.4m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Northside) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Indian River (Northside) over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it's a pretty bleak stretch of small surf ahead. We're looking at a solid run of days with very little wave energy, and the conditions are just not cooperating. The water temp is sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing going for us.
The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't show up until Friday, August 28th. We've got a long gap of nothing before that, with some poor conditions and onshore winds plaguing the earlier part of the week. On Friday morning, the swell is a tiny 1 ft from the SE with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak (44), but for the first time, we get some clean conditions with a gentle offshore wind. It's surfable, but very ordinary. Saturday, August 29th, is probably the best of a bad bunch. The morning is still clean with a 2 ft SE swell, and then the afternoon glass off is a major positive. The wind goes calm and the surface is glassy. You'll be on a longboard, but it'll be clean. The combined energy is weak (50), so don't expect any punch.
Looking further out, Tuesday, September 1st, has a morning pulse of longer-period swell, 1 ft from the ESE at 13 seconds. The combined energy jumps to moderate (148), which is notable. The wind is clean cross-off, but the swell is tiny. Wednesday, September 2nd, is similar – 2 ft ESE swell, 11 seconds, clean conditions (93 energy). Again, surfable but very ordinary. So, for the whole 16-day window, there's no standout. The best call is to keep an eye on that Saturday, August 29th afternoon, for the glassiest conditions on a small wave.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:21PM0.85m | 2:37AM0.69m | 3:09PM0.83m | 3:30AM0.66m | 4:01PM0.81m | 4:28AM0.64m | 4:58PM0.81m | 5:29AM0.65m | 5:54PM0.83m | 6:26AM0.69m | 6:47PM0.87m | 7:16AM0.73m | 7:32PM0.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.20m | 7:51AM0.19m | 8:56PM0.22m | 8:53AM0.22m | 9:58PM0.21m | 9:54AM0.22m | 10:52PM0.18m | 10:49AM0.20m | 11:40PM0.15m | 11:39AM0.16m | 00:25AM0.11m | 12:26PM0.13m | 1:08AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | N 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 100 | 200 | 329 | 590 | 34 | 1038 | 1038 | 471 | 284 | 630 | 45 | 161 | 45 | 73 | 73 | 200 | 144 | 1008 | 284 | 24 |
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