Indian River (Southside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

Well, I'm not gonna lie to you, it's a tough stretch ahead for the Indian River (Southside) area. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple for the first week and a half. The good news is there's a little glimmer of hope right at the very end of the 16-day window, but you're gonna need some serious patience.

Forget about this first week, from Wednesday the 29th of July right through to the 9th of August. It’s a write-off. We're starved for swell, with wave heights barely scratching 2 ft to 3 ft. The combined energy is pitiful, sitting in the teens and 20s and 30s (like 33 to 75), which is barely a bump. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross or cross-off, but it doesn't matter when there's nothing to ride. It's just flat and uninviting. A couple of mornings look glassy on the 4th and 5th of August, but with only 2 ft of weak, short-period swell, there's just nothing to surf.

The whole second week isn't much better, honestly. You see the odd pulse try to build, like on the 10th of August, the combined energy jumps to 252, with a 5 ft swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds and the wind is messy. Monday afternoon gets chopped up by a fresh 19 mph breeze. That pulse is there, but it's not well-formed.

Now, here is the one bright spot. Mark your calendars for Tuesday the 11th of August. The morning session at Indian River (Southside) is the real standout of this entire forecast. We get a glassy start with zero wind. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the South, with the combined energy hitting a solid 249. It's still a short period, but the conditions are going to be clean. This is the one to go for. For beginners, 5 ft is getting up there, so be mindful.

Then, after a bit more junk, we see another tease on Thursday the 13th of August. The afternoon goes glassy again with a 5 ft South swell and the energy jumps to 283. It's the best combined energy in the whole run, and with that glassy surface it could be alright. But this is really far out, so don't hold your breath.

Overall, this is a lean run. The Indian River (Southside) spot is a beach/jetty setup that's exposed to the swell, so it'll pick up whatever is around, but there's just not much coming. For most of this outlook, the numbers are so low it looks more like a lake than the ocean. It's a tough one, but that Tuesday the 11th is your only real shot. Hold out for a change in the long-range.

Stay patient,
Rusty

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