Indian River (Southside) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for us. Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swells and mostly tricky winds, so this isn’t the time to get your hopes up for anything special.

Right now, we’ve got a bit of a gap before anything worthwhile shows. The first spot that gets a nod is Indian River (Southside), and that’s only for Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd. We’ll see a modest 4ft swell rolling in from the S, with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is moderate at 309. The wind is offshore from the W at 12 mph, which keeps things clean. The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 25°. It’s a spot for advanced surfers only, and crowds are often an issue here. But with the surf being so small and ordinary, you might have it all to yourself.

For Thursday, July 23rd, it drops off fast. A tiny 2ft swell from the SSE on Thursday morning gets chopped up by a cross-onshore NNE breeze at 16 mph, and the combined energy falls back to a weak 122. By the afternoon, it’s even smaller at 2ft. The rest of July and into the first week of August is a write-off. Morning after morning, the swell sits below 3ft, often with periods as short as 4 to 6 seconds. The combined energy rarely breaks triple digits, and we’ve got days where it’s in the 20s or 30s – that’s barely a ripple. Winds are a mess too, mostly cross-onshore or onshore, leaving the surface choppy or messy.

There’s a brief flicker on Tuesday, July 28th, with the morning showing a 3ft swell from the S at 7 seconds and moderate energy of 119, with a clean cross-offshore SW wind at 16 mph. The afternoon is cleaner with a light W offshore at 6 mph, but the swell is back to 3ft. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. After that, we’re back to flat, dirty conditions right through to the end of the forecast period on August 6th. The swells are tiny, the wind is rarely your friend, and the energy is almost non-existent.

So what’s the standout? There isn’t one. This is just one of those stretches where the ocean takes a long nap. If you’re desperate, the cleanest, most rideable window is that Wednesday afternoon, July 22nd, at Indian River (Southside). It’s a poor hand, but that’s the best card we’ve got. Look for a change in the pattern further out, but for now, don’t leave your board in the car.

Rusty.

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