Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Southside) surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ENE swell with 87 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian River (Southside) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Southside) in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let's get into it. Straight up, the next couple of weeks are gonna be a tough beat for decent waves along this Indian River (Southside) stretch. There's a big, flat gap right from the start, with hardly anything worth paddling for until a little flicker of hope way down the line.
Right now, Tuesday the 7th, it's tiny and messy with rain showers and a cross-on wind. That wave energy is weak, just 15. The water is sitting at 78°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. The whole first week is plagued by small, weak swell and poor winds. Wednesday the 8th sees a bump in energy to a moderate 100, but it's a short period 7-second windswell from the east-northeast, and the wind is on it, so it's choppy and ordinary. Thursday the 9th is no better – cross-shore breezes and tiny 2ft to 2ft waves. The whole first week is a write-off.
We hit a real dry spell from around Friday the 10th right through to the middle of the following week. The swell drops away completely, with combined energy as low as 17 on Saturday the 11th. You'll be staring at a glassy, flat ocean on Thursday the 16th with no push at all. There's a long gap of several days with absolutely zero.
Now, here's the only light in this outlook – and it's a solid week and a half away. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th. On Saturday the 18th, we finally see a spike in energy, hitting 132 in the afternoon. A clean 3ft of groundswell from the south-southeast, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is offshore from the west, making for clean, lined-up waves. This is the standout of the whole period. Still small, but with that offshore breeze, the jetty area could offer some fun, shapely walls.
To break it down, if you're an experienced surfer who can work a small, clean wave, Saturday the 18th afternoon is your best bet. Sunday the 19th holds a bit of energy at 101, with 3ft from the same direction and a clean offshore wind, but it drops off later. After that, it fades again into the following Monday and Tuesday. Winds try to turn onshore as we head towards the 22nd, and the swell drops out again.
Overall, this is a long, flat stretch with a brief, promising window around the 18th and 19th. Don't get your hopes up too high for anything else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the E by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 39 | 58 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:36PM0.82m | 2:42AM0.76m | 3:36PM0.87m | 3:40AM0.73m | 4:40PM0.93m | 4:45AM0.71m | 5:47PM0.99m | 5:53AM0.71m | 6:52PM1.04m | 7:00AM0.73m | 7:52PM1.09m | 8:02AM0.75m | 8:49PM1.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.17m | 8:45AM0.06m | 9:43PM0.18m | 9:40AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.16m | 10:39AM0.03m | 11:58PM0.14m | 11:39AM0.00m | 00:59AM0.10m | 12:38PM-0.03m | 1:56AM0.05m | 1:36PM-0.06m | 2:49AM0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | N 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 39 | 58 | 79 | 77 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 1166 | 217 | 249 | 387 | 8 | 140 | 256 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 80 | 282 | 1173 | 380 | 380 | 1007 | 209 | 283 | 380 | 458 |
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