Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming our way at Indicators.

First up, the water is bloody warm. It’s sitting at 62° and that’s a huge 6° above the norm for this time of year – feels like you’re surfing in a bath.

Now, the honest truth... the start of this run is a bit of a struggle. Wednesday the 8th has some waist-high swell around 4ft, but the energy is just not there, only a combined energy reading of 993. The waves are coming from the SSW with a very long 17-second period, which for a point break like Indicators, sheltered from the WNW, just doesn’t translate into clean, rideable lines. It’s a marginal call at best.

We get a solid pulse of energy from Thursday the 9th through Saturday the 11th in the mornings, with swell heights bouncing between 6ft and 7ft from the NW. The energy kicks up proper – you’re looking at readings like 1553 and 1471 – but the period is short at 8-9 seconds. It’s going to be a bit of a bumpy, disorganised beast. Not the kind of day you tell your mates about.

The real standout of the whole run looks like Saturday the 11th in the afternoon. We’ve got clean 5ft of WNW swell with that magic 8-second period and the wind goes glassy. That’s the window. The conditions will be smooth, no chop, proper lined-up waves for an experienced surfer. It’s a point break, so that shorter period won’t be as much of an issue as it would be on a beachie.

After that, there’s another run of average to poor conditions. The swell stays between 5ft and 6ft, but the wind is mostly on or cross-on, and the wave state is often unknown or choppy.

Tuesday the 14th afternoon gives us another brief flash of hope – glassy conditions again and a clean 5ft of WNW swell (combined energy of 510). And then Friday the 17th afternoon and Saturday the 18th morning both show glassy wind with 5ft and 4ft of WNW swell. These are the other sessions to pencil in.

The back half of the run, from the 19th onwards, drops off. Swell sizes fall to under 3ft, the period gets long again (14-18 seconds), and the direction swings back to the SSW. The energy drops to the 400-600 range. The wind is occasionally glassy on the 22nd and 23rd mornings, giving you tiny one-foot lines. For a sheltered, advanced point, that’s a long paddle for a little knee-biter.

The best on offer, no doubt, is Saturday the 11th afternoon. If you can only pick one session, make it that one.

Rusty.

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