Indian River (Southside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Indian River (Southside) is about as quiet as a church mouse. Don’t expect any fireworks. The whole stretch from now through to the 16th of September is a flat spell. There just isn’t any surf worth paddling out for, and the forecast shows nothing but poor conditions across the board.

We kick off on the morning of the 1st with a tiny 1ft SE windswell, but with a weak combined energy of just 17. The water’s sitting at a noticeably warm 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only talking point. Winds are cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but there’s simply no push. The afternoon is even smaller.

Moving through the first week, the story doesn’t change. We see a few pulses of swell, like a 2ft ESE swell on the 2nd, but that’s got ENE winds smashing it onshore and a weak energy reading of 86. It’s messy. By the 4th, there’s a 2ft S swell with a short, weak period of 6 seconds, but it’s a complete no-show. A few days later, on the 6th, the afternoon shows a brief 3ft ENE swell, but it’s short-period and onshore, making it close out and ugly. All through this period, the combined energy never climbs above a pathetic 67.

The second week? Still nothing. On the 11th, a 2ft SSE swell pops up, but it’s cross-shore and choppy with a combined energy of just 52. We finally get a bit of glass on the afternoon of the 13th – light easterly winds and a glassy surface – but with a tiny 1.0ft SE swell, you could paddle out on a handboard and not catch a thing. The energy is a measly 17.

Look, Indian River (Southside) is a beach and jetty setup, and with no consistent swell and constant onshore or cross-shore wind for most of the period, if you’re determined to get wet, this setup looks more interesting for a kite session than a paddle surf. There’s simply no wave to ride. It’s a long blank run, nothing to get excited about.

Rusty.

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