Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s in the water for this stretch. Gotta be honest, this is a slow start. We’re lookin’ at a few days of flatness before anything even gets a pulse. The first real chance of a wave doesn’t show up ‘til Sunday the 9th, so you’ve got a few days of beach walks and board waxin’ ahead of you.

The only spot on the menu here is Indicators, a point break that’s built for the advanced crew. It’s fairly consistent, but it’s sheltered from a lot of swell and needs a very specific angle from the WNW to really fire. That’s a tough ask.

From the 5th through the 8th, it’s a total dud. Swell is tiny, under 2 feet, and the wind is either onshore or cross-onshore, just messing up any chance of a clean wave. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 100 (127 to 162). You’d be lucky to find a knee-high wobble. Not worth the paddle.

Then Sunday morning the 9th, we get a bit of a jolt. A swell from the NW rolls in at about 6 feet, but the period is short at 9 seconds, so it’s gonna be a bumpy, disorganized mess. The energy jumps up to 1249, which is a lot of power, but with the wind blowing straight onshore, it’s gonna be choppy and lumpy. It’s a “maybe” session at best.

The next week, from the 10th to the 16th, the swell hangs around but drops to 3-4 feet from the WNW. The wind stays light, but it’s that cross-onshore angle that keeps the surface a little bumpy. The energy is moderate, around 400-500. It’s surfable, but it’s the kind of day where you’re just scratching for a few average ones.

The real standout, and the only time I’d get my gear damp, is Monday the 17th. The swell drops a bit, to about 3-3 feet from the SSW, but the wind goes completely dead. Monday morning, we’ve got a light breeze from the NW, almost glass, and then Monday afternoon the wind just stops. Zero. That’s a glassy ocean. The energy is moderate at 300-351, and the period is a solid 14 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. That’s gonna give you clean, lined-up waves at Indicators, if the angle (SSW) cooperates with the spot’s preferred WNW. It’s a gamble, but when it’s glassy like that, you take the chance. That’s the pick of the whole 16 days.

After that, the 18th and 19th look poor again with onshore winds, and by the 20th we get a pulse of 5-foot swell from the WNW, but the period is short again (9 seconds) and the wind is strong and cross-onshore. That’s gonna be a choppy, blown-out mess. Better for kiteboarding than surfing.

So, here’s the plan: sit tight through the first week, maybe give Sunday the 9th a look if you’re desperate, but the real window is Monday the 17th. That glassy morning with 3-foot groundswell is the closest we get to a proper session. For the rest, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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