Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Southside) surf forecast from 3 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period, E swell with 816 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian River (Southside) this week:
The surf forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Southside) in the next 16 days are 2.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Sat 6th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 112 | 39 | 18 | 195 | 230 | 289 | 495 | 671 | 727 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:13AM0.69m | 11:39PM0.92m | 11:54AM0.68m | 00:19AM0.89m | 12:39PM0.68m | 00:59AM0.86m | 1:26PM0.69m | 1:43AM0.83m | 2:17PM0.71m | 2:30AM0.80m | 3:12PM0.75m | 3:22AM0.77m | 4:08PM0.81m | 4:17AM0.75m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.13m | 5:52AM0.18m | 5:20PM0.14m | 6:29AM0.18m | 6:06PM0.15m | 7:09AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.16m | 7:52AM0.15m | 7:55PM0.17m | 8:38AM0.12m | 9:00PM0.17m | 9:26AM0.09m | 10:07PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 112 | — | — | 195 | 230 | 289 | 495 | 671 | 727 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 1164 | 209 | 458 | 1882 | 8 | 22 | 169 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 282 | 538 | 538 | 38 | 13 | 186 | 13 |
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