Indian Wells Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.97° N 72.12° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Indian Wells sea temperature is
16.4° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian Wells at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
170
148
127
89
46
49
73
88
85
68
62
91
123
99
89
71
63
42
38
36
44
69
31
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM0.64m
4:02PM0.84m
4:11AM0.60m
4:58PM0.84m
5:11AM0.59m
5:51PM0.84m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.13m
10:22PM0.19m
9:48AM0.16m
11:15PM0.18m
10:33AM0.16m
00:02AM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
4
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
25
26
24
23
22
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
19
Feels °C
17
20
22
22
17
17
18
17
18
17
18
21
22
21
21
20
18
19
21
20
20
19
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
12
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
5
170
148
127
89
46
49
73
88
85
68
62
91
123
99
89
71
63
42
38
36
1
3
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
33
16
3
3
2
2
29
72
59
33
18
18
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
21
5
5
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.7
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
4
Energy kJ
181
1
3
3
2
7
18
4
16
44
69
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
170
50
23
0
10
36
0
0
0
0
0
32
25
23
0
0
0
0
0
2625
1057
683
242
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
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1
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3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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