Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at what we’ve got for this stretch. First off, to be straight with you, the next week or so is looking pretty flat and messy for surfing. There are some small pulses of groundswell coming through, but almost every day has onshore or cross-onshore wind which is killing any real quality. The combined swell energy is sitting mostly in the moderate range, with values like 296 to 532, but the conditions are just not playing ball. You’ll see some small increases, but don’t get your hopes up for anything clean. There’s a real drag of days here.

Friday the 3rd and Saturday the 4th are poor. You’ve got a tiny 2ft SSW groundswell with a period around 14–16 seconds, but the wind is cross-on from the SSW or onshore from the SW, so it's just small wind ripples and poor conditions. Scores are a zero from the get-go.

Sunday the 5th stays in the same groove: 2ft SSW swell, 18 second period, but again, cross-on morning winds and then onshore afternoon. It’s still marginal at best. The energy is moderate (450) but it’s a write-off.

Monday the 6th has a 3ft SSW swell with 16 second period in the morning, and the energy bumps up to 739, but with a light onshore breeze, it’s still marginal. Tuesday the 7th is similar: 2ft with a long 19 second period, and the energy climbs to 847, but again, onshore wind ruins it. Wednesday the 8th shows a small increase to 4ft, but it’s still not clean.

Now, Thursday the 9th, we see the energy jump to a strong 1376 in the morning with a 3ft SSW, 16 second swell, but the wind is still onshore. It’s a *two out of ten* morning, which is the first hint of something, but you’d be scratching for a ride. The afternoon shifts to a 9 second, 6ft WNW windswell, which is short period and cross-on from the WNW – that’s choppy and not really surfable.

The standout in this whole run, and it’s a bit of a gamble, is Friday the 10th morning. We’ve got a 7ft NW swell from a 9 second period, and the combined energy is a solid 1384. Now, this is a short-period windswell, so it’s not classic groundswell, but the height is there. The wind is light and onshore from the WSW, but with only a slight air, it could hold up better than the other days. This is really only for experienced surfers – anything over 5ft gets tricky, and at 7ft with short period, it’s going to be dumpy and powerful. For a point break like Indicators (which is a sheltered point here, needing a WNW optimum direction), this NW swell isn’t a perfect match, so the waves might be a bit wobbly. Still, this morning is the only real chance to get something with punch.

After that, Saturday the 11th morning has a 6ft NW swell, 9 second period, energy at 1018, with a cross-on light wind – it’s marginal again. The rest of the run from the 12th onward just drops away. Swell heights fall to 2ft to 4ft, periods are short (8–9 seconds) or very long (16–18 seconds) but with no clean wind. The energy fades from 432 down to 194 by the 15th afternoon. It’s all “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” – there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

So, if you’re itching, the only window with any real size is Friday July 10th morning, and that’s for experts only. Otherwise, it’s a long flat spell. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild.

Rusty.

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