Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up – it’s a pretty bleak outlook for Indicas right now. We’re looking at a full 16-day run without a single standout session, and in fact, no surf worth paddling out for at all. The forecast shows nothing but poor surf conditions all the way from the start of August through to the 16th.

Right from Saturday the 1st, it’s ugly. We’ve got a 3ft ESE swell with a short 8-second period, cross-shore wind blowing 16 mph, and risk of thunderstorms. The combined energy is weak at 122 and the water temp sits at 86°, which is pretty normal for the time of year – no anomaly to write home about. But the wind’s messing it up, and that sets the tone for the whole fortnight. The swell barely changes – maxing out around 4ft, still from the ESE, still short period between 6 and 8 seconds. That’s windswell junk, not groundswell.

Throughout the first week, it’s cross-on or onshore wind day after day, mostly moderate breezes around 12 to 16 mph, with the occasional fresh breeze. The water’s choppy, the surf’s poor, and the scores flatline at zero for every session. The few times the wind drops a little, like the afternoon of Saturday the 1st, we get a clean-looking window with 9 mph cross-off wind, but the swell is still weak and short period – combined energy only 157 – and the wave comment still calls it poor.

The second week doesn’t offer any hope either. Swell stays in the 2ft to 5ft range, still short period, still ESE. Energy creeps up a bit on Wednesday the 12th to 227, which is moderate combined energy, but it’s all cross-on wind and poor surf conditions. Thursday the 13th has lighter 9 mph winds, but it’s still cross-on and the period is only 8 seconds – not enough to get excited about.

Indicas is an advanced reef break, inconsistent, and it picks up swell from the NE optimally – meanwhile we’ve got ESE swell constantly. That mismatch doesn’t help. With no good wind, no decent period, and no swell direction working for us, there’s nothing to recommend for paddle surfing. Honestly, with the persistent onshore and cross-onshore winds and the small, short-period junk, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than for a surfboard. Crowds are sometimes possible here, but with conditions this poor, you won’t need to worry about company.

So to sum it up: a blank 16-day run. That’s it. The region isn’t known for great consistency in these conditions, so a stretch like this isn’t unheard of. Forecasts can always change, but right now, leave the board at home.

Rusty.

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