Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a quiet stretch for Indicas. No two ways about it. We’re not looking at a classic run of swell here. The surf is going to be small, and the wind is going to be a problem for most of the next couple of weeks. It’s going to be a waiting game, so don’t get too excited in the short term.

We start things off on Saturday, August 15th. There’s a tiny 3ft ESE swell with a short 8-second period, but the ESE cross-on breeze is going to chop it up. Not much to work with. Sunday, August 16th, is similar – that small ESE swell is still there around 3ft, but the wind stays cross, keeping things messy.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Monday morning, August 17th. The swell drops slightly to 3ft, but a light W offshore wind cleans it right up. It’s surfable, but it’s not going to be anything special. Tuesday, August 18th, is the same story: the swell pushes to 3ft with a slightly better 10-second period, and the offshore wind in the morning is nice. It’s clean and rideable, but still pretty ordinary waves.

The water temperature here is 87°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for the time of year. It’s a bit notable, but not crazy.

After that, the energy just drains away. The swell drops to 2ft on Wednesday, August 19th, and then down to 2ft by Thursday and Friday. The wind flips around and gets messy again – cross-shore, cross-on, even onshore – making things choppy and uninviting. There’s a stretch here from Wednesday through the following Tuesday, August 26th, where there’s really nothing on offer.

Then things get a little interesting, but not in a good way. Around Wednesday afternoon, August 26th, the swell suddenly jumps to 5ft with a long 13-second period from the ESE. The energy is strong, at a combined 860, but the wind is onshore. It’s going to be a messy, powerful wall of water. That’s too big for beginners, and with the blown-out conditions, it’s only going to be for the experienced crew, and even then it won’t be clean.

The following days, August 27th and 28th, keep that ESE swell in the 5-5ft range, but the onshore wind remains a constant issue. It’s rough out there.

The whole window is a bit of a letdown. The biggest issue is that the wind is almost constantly from the east, which is onshore here. There’s some cleaner surf in the first couple of days of the forecast, but it’s just small and unremarkable. The bigger swell that arrives later in the month is badly let down by the wind. For a spot like this, it’s pretty normal to get a blank run when the trade winds park themselves in the east. Forecasts can change, so we’ll keep an eye on it. But as it stands, if you’re a kite surfer, those late-August afternoons might be more fun than anything else.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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