Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Southside) surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, E swell with 58 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk shop in feet and degrees.
Surf’s on life support for Indian River (Southside). Nothing good in the near future. The water’s about 76°, which is pretty standard for late July – no surprises there.
First pulse of anything worth a look is Saturday, August 1st. A little 2ft wave from the east, coming in on a short 7-second period. Energy is weak at 50. The morning session is your best bet – a light cross-offshore breeze from the south will keep things clean. It’s surfable, but it’s weak and gutless. By afternoon a moderate south cross-shore will chop it up, so go early if you’re desperate.
Sunday the 2nd is even smaller – around 2ft – but clean in the morning. After that, it’s mostly blown-out or flat right through to Monday afternoon, August 3rd. That afternoon we get a weird one: a bump of 3ft from the east-northeast, but with a period of just 4 seconds. Dead short-period slop. It’ll be glassy, so you can get wet, but the waves will be shambolic.
After that, the rest of the window is a write-off. There’s clean conditions and even light offshore winds from the northwest from the 7th to the 9th of August, but the swell drops away to barely 1ft. Combined energy numbers in the 20s and 18s (weak) tell the story – it’s flat.
No break stands out. The only half-decent window is Saturday morning, August 1st, and even that is strictly for the patient and the optimistic. For a beach and jetty setup like this, if there’s really nothing showing, it means the ocean is just taking a nap. It won’t last forever, but for now, you’re better off finding something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 44 | 40 | 23 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:03PM0.93m | 6:59AM0.69m | 7:47PM0.96m | 7:45AM0.71m | 8:27PM0.98m | 8:27AM0.73m | 9:04PM0.99m | 9:07AM0.75m | 9:39PM0.99m | 9:46AM0.77m | 10:12PM0.98m | 10:24AM0.79m | 10:45PM0.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.19m | 1:14AM0.23m | 12:37PM0.18m | 1:56AM0.22m | 1:20PM0.15m | 2:34AM0.20m | 2:00PM0.12m | 3:08AM0.18m | 2:38PM0.10m | 3:39AM0.15m | 3:17PM0.08m | 4:09AM0.12m | 3:57PM0.08m | 4:40AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 40 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | — | 44 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 387 | 2 | 8 | 1356 | 145 | 335 | 509 | 32 | 377 | 43 | 430 | 432 | 458 | 32 | 39 | 8 | 8 |
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