Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look for Indicas. I’ve got to be straight with you—this forecast is a real test of patience. We’ve got a long, flat spell to sit through before anything even sniffs at rideable.

Looking at the whole 16 days, the opening stretch is a bust. From now until late September, it’s mostly tiny, weak swell with poor wind, all scoring a flat zero. The combined swell energy is weak, staying well under 100 for days—just 1ft to 3ft of messy, short-period (8 seconds or less) slop. The wind is mostly cross-onshore or onshore, often choppy. This is not a time to be paddling out. For kite surfing though, that breezy, bumpy stuff might look fun.

The water temp right now is 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so you won’t need a thick wetsuit when the waves finally show.

Now, if you can hold out, the action finally turns the corner around Wednesday, September 23. The morning still looks marginal with a 5ft swell from the NNE, but the combined energy jumps to a moderate 396, and we start seeing *clean* conditions with cross-offshore wind. By the afternoon, that same 5ft swell from the NE cleans up nicely with a light cross-offshore breeze. It’s still only moderate energy (374), but it’s the first real hint of something surfable.

The true standout window hits Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25. This is the one to circle on the calendar. On Thursday, we’ve got a 6ft to 6ft swell from the NE with that deep, clean offshore wind from the west. The swell energy is strong (579-592) for a solid, powerful reef wave. It’s still a short period (9 seconds) so it won’t have that long grinding groundswell feel, but the combination of size and clean offshore conditions is hard to beat here.

Then Friday—this is the real kicker. The swell pushes up to 7ft from the NE with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy rockets up to a very strong 1626. It’s still clean with a light cross-offshore breeze. This is going to be a serious, expert-only day—too big for beginners, and even experienced surfers will need to be on their game. That’s the standout session of the whole run.

Unfortunately, after that peak, Saturday and Sunday (September 26-27) drop back to smaller 4ft to 5ft swell, with energy dropping back into the moderate range (301-362). Sunday morning does offer a moment of pure glassy conditions with no wind at all—a little 4ft NE groundswell at 10 seconds. That’s a rare and beautiful thing for Indicas, but it’s a brief window before the wind picks back up.

If you can wait, the *best* on offer are Thursday the 24th and Friday the 25th. Keep in mind, this spot is an advanced-only, inconsistent reef break, and it can get crowded *sometimes*, so expect company on those good days. The swell direction from the NE is a solid match for what this place likes.

It’s a painful wait, but when it turns, it turns hard. Keep your eyes on that Thursday-Friday window.

Rusty.

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