Indian Wells Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.97° N 72.12° W

Indian Wells 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Indian Wells sea temperature is
21.5°C
2.4° 

Indian Wells surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Indian Wells today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian Wells at 4PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Indian Wells. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
469
590
681
731
832
920
1087
1385
1691
1960
2133
2179
2314
2454
2855
3073
2966
2802
2804
2537
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:55PM0.77m
6:18AM0.73m
6:32PM0.80m
6:53AM0.80m
7:05PM0.84m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.25m
11:48PM0.17m
11:49AM0.19m
00:20AM0.11m
12:32PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
4
5
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