Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve taken a good look at the charts for the coming 16 days, and I’ve got to be straight with you: it’s a rough stretch for Indicas (Tenerife). This is a reef setup that’s exposed to the swell, but it just doesn’t line up right for most of the period. The water is sitting at 87°F with a temperature anomaly of 3°F—a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, which is notable but not extreme.

The first recommendation doesn’t show up until Monday, August 31st, but even then it’s a write-off. The combined swell energy is weak at 131, with a 3 ft swell from the ESE at just 8 seconds. That’s short-period, weak energy, and the wind is a light cross-onshore. It’s just poor surf conditions. The whole first week is a dud. From the 31st right through to Sunday, September 6th, the swell stays tiny—under 3 ft—and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. The energy stays low, ranging from 33 up to 499, but it’s all poor. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on Sunday morning, September 6th, but the swell is a pathetic 2 ft—barely a ripple.

The pattern doesn’t improve much in the second week either. Around Tuesday, September 8th, we start to see some cleaner conditions pop up with a light cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still only 2 ft, and the energy is moderate at 139. The wave comment is “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s as good as it gets. It’s consistent for Indicas in that it’s inconsistent—this spot rarely breaks well, and this run is no exception.

The standout—if you can call it that—is Wednesday, September 9th afternoon. The wind turns offshore from the west at 9 mph, bringing clean conditions. The swell is 2 ft from the ESE, but here’s the catch: the optimum swell direction for Indicas is from the NE, so this ESE swell is off-angle and weak. Still, it’s the cleanest the lineup will be all period. The combined energy is 155, moderate. The water temp is still a touch warmer than normal.

After that, the wind picks up hard. By Thursday, September 10th, we’re seeing fresh offshore winds up to 19 mph, but the swell is dropping to 2 ft, and the energy is weak. It’s clean but too small to ride. The rest of the forecast is more of the same: tiny swell, moderate to fresh offshore or cross-offshore winds, but nothing that breaks with any real shape or power. The period never gets above 11 seconds, and the energy never pushes past 185.

Honestly, for Indicas, this is a blank run. There’s no day where the swell, wind, and break quality line up. If you’ve got a kite, the strong offshore winds later in the second week might be worth a look, but for paddle surfing, it’s a hard pass. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a long wait.

Rusty

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