Surf Forecasts:
Indicator surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period, SW swell with 130 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Indicator this week:
The surf forecast for Indicator over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Indicator in the next 16 days are 0.4m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 15s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Indicator over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the forecast for Indicator, a reef and point set-up.
Well, I'm looking at a pretty grim stretch for the next couple of weeks. For a spot that's fairly exposed to the swell, it's just not happening. The water's sitting at 68.5°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – a proper anomaly of 4.3° warmer, so you might want to ditch the thicker wetsuit.
The problem is, the first solid week is a write-off. From Friday the 10th right through to Sunday the 13th, we've got nothing but tiny, poor surf conditions. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. You see readings like 0.7 ft swell from the west with a 5-second period, or a 0.3 ft swell with a 21-second period that kicks up a combined energy of only 20 – that's just nothing to work with.
Things start to poke their head up a little bit from Monday the 15th. On the morning of the 15th, we get a slight pulse: 1.3 ft from the south-west, 18-second period, and a combined energy of 154 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-off from the south, so it will be clean. The waves are described as surfable, but the conditions are very ordinary.
The best of a bad run looks to be on Saturday the 18th. The morning brings a 2.0 ft swell from the south-west with an 18-second period, and that combined energy jumps to a moderate 287. The wind is light cross-shore from the south-west, so expect some small ripples on the surface. It's still only marginal at best, but it's the biggest, most energetic swell we see in the whole window. If you're desperate, that’s your window. The afternoon gets chopped out by a 12 mph westerly, so stick to the dawn patrol.
There's another similar pulse on the morning of Sunday the 19th, with 2.0 ft and a 17-second period (combined energy of 249) and a clean cross-off breeze from the south-south-west. Again, surfable but ordinary.
After the 20th of July, it fades right back down to tiny, poor surf for the remainder of the run. There is nothing else worth paddling out for.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
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 kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 109 | 108 | 69 | 110 | 89 | 88 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.29m | 8:39AM1.42m | 7:13PM2.43m | 9:28AM1.51m | 8:06PM2.53m | 10:13AM1.58m | 8:57PM2.59m | 10:55AM1.64m | 9:47PM2.56m | 11:36AM1.70m | 10:36PM2.45m | 12:18PM1.75m | 11:25PM2.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM1.11m | 1:59AM0.18m | 12:37PM1.13m | 2:48AM-0.00m | 1:39PM1.10m | 3:35AM-0.12m | 2:36PM1.05m | 4:20AM-0.16m | 3:31PM1.00m | 5:04AM-0.12m | 4:25PM0.97m | 5:45AM-0.01m | 5:22PM0.95m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 196 | 170 | 183 | 178 | 102 | 139 | 71 | 46 | 50 | 89 | 26 | 46 | 69 | 110 | 50 | 33 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 15 | SSW 14 | W 5 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 41 | 2 | 56 | 30 | 58 | 49 | 109 | 108 | 29 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 21 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 4 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 33 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | — | SE 3 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 23 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 117 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 72 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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