Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’re looking at a bit of a weird setup for this stretch. The best window is tight and right at the start, on Friday the 31st of July. That morning is the standout by a mile. It’s not big, coming in at 2ft from the SSW with a solid 14-second period, but everything else lines up perfect. The wind is glassy, the sky is clear, and that combined energy reading of 467 (moderate) actually feels punchy for the size. This is a groundswell, and at a sheltered point break like Indicators, that long period will wrap in nicely. The water temp feels about average for this time of year.

The afternoon of that same day holds up okay but the wind swings cross-on, so it loses that clean edge.

Then things go off the boil fast. From Saturday the 1st of August through to about Wednesday the 5th, we’ve got swell bumping up to 6ft and 6ft with a shorter period of 8 to 10 seconds from the WNW. The combined energy gets into the 600s and even 812 on Monday morning, which is moderate to strong energy, but the wind is cross-on or onshore from the south and southwest pretty much the whole time. That kills the quality. The wave comments are all marginal or poor. Not worth paddling out for.

From the 6th of August onward, we hit a long dry spell. The swell drops right off—down to 1ft to 2ft from the SSW and SW—and the period gets long again, 13 to 19 seconds, which is frustrating because it’s a groundswell but there’s just not enough height. Combined energy readings bounce between 150 and 400, weak to moderate, but the conditions stay poor with onshore or cross-on winds. The rest of the outlook through to the 15th of August is a write-off. Day after day of marginal or poor surf. Bottom line: there is one morning to get excited about, and that’s it.

- Rusty

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