Indicas Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what we’ve got coming up over the next couple of weeks. First up, the honest truth: it’s a grim stretch for a paddle. Right from the get-go, we’re looking at a real dry spell. From Tuesday afternoon, the 18th of August, right through to the end of the first week, the surf is small and messy. There’s nothing worth sliding into. We’re talking a solid week-plus of weak, short-period wind swell with cross-shore to onshore winds, and it’s all just choppy and poor. You can pretty much write off the first eight days.

Now, we finally start to see a pulse of proper energy coming in around the 27th of August, but it’s still getting hammered by side-onshore winds, so the quality is junk. The swell size starts to build a bit, hitting 3.6ft on the 28th, but the wind is ruining it. There’s a real tease on the 30th and 31st of August, with a drop in the wind and some glassy conditions. Sunday the 30th, both morning and afternoon, we have light to glassy wind from the NNW and NNE, and the swell is holding at about 3ft from the ESE. The period is only 8-9 seconds, so it’s pretty weak, but those windows of flat calm are the only time you’d even bother. The break is Indicas, a reef, so with that short period it won’t have much shape, but if you’re desperate for a grovel, that Sunday is your absolute best shot. That’s the standout, and it’s barely a standout.

The water is warm if you’re heading out, about 86°F, and nearly a degree warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re waiting for a wave.

After that, it’s back into the cross-shore wind grinder for the start of September, with a hint of a longer period (15 seconds) on the 2nd of September, but it’s small and onshore. Unless you’re a kite surfer, don’t bother with the beach-break-style conditions here. It’s a long wait for next to nothing.

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