Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what we've got coming up for Indicators.

First off, it's a bit of a slow grind to start. The water's sitting at 60.3°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a real bonus if you're willing to put in the work for marginal waves.

The first few days are a tough watch. Through the weekend and into Monday, we're looking at small, gutless swells from the SSW, mostly in the 2ft to 3ft range with a cross-onshore or onshore breeze. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate (298 to 743), and the phrase "poor surf conditions" does a lot of the talking here. Honestly, not worth wetting a wetsuit for.

Tuesday the 8th shows a slight pulse, with the swell pushing to 3.6ft and the energy climbing to a moderate 1175, but it's still an onshore wind. It's marginal. Wednesday morning the 9th sees energy hit 1453 with a 3.3ft SSW swell, but tricky onshore winds hold it back.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The standout window opens on Monday, July 13th. We get a clean switch. The wind goes glassy calm in the afternoon, and while the swell is a short-period 5.2ft from the NW (8 seconds), the combined energy is a modest 497. For Indicators, that glassy condition with a pulse of swell is our best bet. It's a small, short-period wave, but the clean conditions will make it rideable and fun on a log.

That clean trend continues into Tuesday the 14th. The afternoon session goes glassy again with the same 5.2ft NW swell and a combined energy of 721. This is another solid option when the wind lays down.

After that, the size picks up. Wednesday morning July 15th sees a 7.2ft NW swell with a combined energy of 1426 – that's a fairly chunky, moderate-to-strong energy, but it's cross-onshore and over 8ft, which puts it squarely in the expert-only zone. For most, that morning will be a washing machine.

The pattern then settles into small, clean windows. Thursday afternoon July 16th is another glassy call, with a 4.3ft WNW swell pumping out good energy (675) and good conditions expected. Then Friday July 17th and Saturday July 18th both offer glassy mornings with 2.3ft swells. Friday's is a long-period 17-second groundswell from the W (energy 503), which will wrap in clean. Saturday morning is dead calm with a 16-second period from the W (energy 529) – these are proper, clean, small waves.

Overall, the best on offer is the window from Monday the 13th through to Saturday the 18th. The absolute pick of the bunch is Monday afternoon the 13th and Thursday afternoon the 16th for that combo of glassy wind and a clean, workable swell. For a point break like this, smaller, clean, long-period swell will be much more fun than a bigger, messy one.

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