Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ll level with you. Straight up: there’s nothing worth paddling out for over the next couple weeks at Indicas (reef). The whole 16-day window is a write-off for quality surf. I’ve looked at every session from September 14 right through to September 29, and honestly, it’s a grim run.

Right from the get-go, Monday the 14th is offering a tiny 2 ft swell from the ESE with a short, weak 8-second period and the combined energy is piddling at just 78. The water’s sitting at 86°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year – nice for a dip, but that’s about all it’s good for. The wind is light cross-onshore in the morning, so the surface is messy. The arvo goes glassy, but the swell is still tiny and ordinary – surfable but nothing you’d drive for.

From Tuesday the 15th through to the end of the month, it’s the same sad story. Swell heights barely scrape 3 ft most days, the period is mostly 6 to 8 seconds – meaning weak, short-period windswell – and the combined energy only claws its way into triple digits a handful of times, but never with any conviction. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, and the forecast keeps calling it “poor surf conditions” day after day. There’s nothing that even sniffs at a standout.

Even toward the back half, around September 25 and 26, where the energy jumps to 256 and 389, the swell direction from the N or NE doesn’t suit Indicas at all – it’s looking for NE swell, and the period is short. Plus the wind stays cross or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy and messy. This is a reef setup, but the conditions are so sub-par that it only looks interesting for kite surfing, not for a paddle.

Because this spot is already inconsistent, a blank run like this isn’t totally unexpected, but it’s a bummer. Forecasts change, and it won’t stay poor forever, but for now, there is no good surf on offer here.

Rusty

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