Surf Forecasts:
Indian Wells surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 7 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, SSW swell with 254 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 5 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indian Wells this week:
The surf forecast for Indian Wells over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Indian Wells in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 5th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indian Wells over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 62 | 46 | 102 | 49 | 90 | 245 | 225 | 151 | 193 | 98 | 128 | 151 | 172 | 142 | 146 | 202 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:22PM0.81m | 10:58AM0.65m | 10:57PM0.78m | 11:38AM0.66m | 11:37PM0.75m | 12:22PM0.67m | 00:22AM0.72m | 1:09PM0.70m | 1:13AM0.70m | 2:01PM0.75m | 2:11AM0.68m | 2:56PM0.81m | 3:13AM0.67m | 3:56PM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.18m | 5:17AM0.10m | 5:11PM0.20m | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:03PM0.23m | 6:44AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.23m | 7:33AM0.11m | 8:14PM0.21m | 8:27AM0.09m | 9:28PM0.17m | 9:24AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | 8:15 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 62 | 46 | 102 | 45 | 23 | 39 | 225 | 151 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 151 | 172 | 142 | 146 | 202 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SW 5 | S 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 61 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | — | 14 | 30 | 49 | 90 | 245 | — | 89 | 193 | 98 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 803 | 2125 | 68 | 0 | 172 | 23 | 23 | 170 | 50 | 0 | 43 | 363 | 664 | 2376 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 43 | 288 |
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