Surf Forecasts:
Indian River (Southside) surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SE swell with 75 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Indian River (Southside) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian River (Southside) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the surf situation for Indian River (Southside) is looking pretty grim for the next couple of weeks. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The forecast shows a gap of weak, small swell with poor conditions that runs from the start of the forecast period all the way through to the very end. There’s no real standout session, and certainly no day to circle on the calendar. The energy in the water is flat, with combined swell energy readings mostly in the teens, twenties, and thirties – that’s barely a ripple. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a real bummer, but it happens. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this quiet forever.
We’ve got a tiny pulse of 3ft swell from the east on the afternoon of August 11th, with a period of 7 seconds. The wind goes light offshore from the west at 6 mph, and the water is clean. The combined energy hits 86 (moderate wave energy), which is the best we’ll see in the whole window. It’s a surfable wave, but it’s very ordinary. If you’re an advanced surfer and you’re absolutely jonesing, you could get a few grovelly ones on the outgoing. But it’s not worth getting excited about.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
The only other session that even sniffs a surfable wave is the afternoon of August 3rd, with 3ft from the SE and moderate offshore wind from the west at 12 mph. Again, clean conditions, but the swell is weak and the energy is a low 77. It’s just not doing it.
Honestly, this is a period for checking your gear, doing a wax job, or finding something else to do. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross, but the swell just isn’t there. It’s a surf drought.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 12 | 65 | 73 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04PM0.99m | 9:07AM0.75m | 9:39PM0.99m | 9:46AM0.77m | 10:12PM0.98m | 10:24AM0.79m | 10:45PM0.95m | 11:02AM0.81m | 11:18PM0.92m | 11:42AM0.83m | 11:54PM0.88m | 12:25PM0.86m | 00:34AM0.84m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.18m | 2:38PM0.10m | 3:39AM0.15m | 3:17PM0.08m | 4:09AM0.12m | 3:57PM0.08m | 4:40AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.08m | 5:13AM0.08m | 5:25PM0.10m | 5:50AM0.07m | 6:15PM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 8:14 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 73 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 3 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | — | 36 | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 41 | 63 | 73 | 43 | 248 | 2 | 109 | 270 | 141 | 425 | 432 | 378 | 850 | 1140 | 1140 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
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