Indian Wells Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.97° N 72.12° W

Indian Wells 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Indian Wells sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.6° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Indian Wells at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
6
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
1.3
WSW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
161
193
190
153
147
145
140
119
92
92
76
75
54
51
131
69
46
24
24
18
9
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:22AM0.96m
7:36PM0.73m
7:58AM0.93m
8:07PM0.72m
8:31AM0.89m
8:40PM0.69m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.01m
00:57AM0.04m
1:52PM0.03m
1:31AM0.05m
2:27PM0.06m
2:08AM0.08m
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6:28
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6:31
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Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
5
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
4
5
7
8
7
7
6
4
6
7
9
8
8
9
8
7
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