Indicators Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. It’s Rusty. I’ve been staring at the charts for this stretch, and I’ve got to be straight with you: it’s a flat, frustrating run for a good while. The first proper surfable day doesn’t even show up until Tuesday the 8th, so if you’re itching to paddle out this weekend or Monday, you’re better off finding another hobby. That’s a solid four-day blank at the start.

The first sign of life arrives Tuesday morning at Indicators. It’s not much – a clean but tiny 1.6ft of SSW swell, and the wind is glassy. That’s the best part of the whole week right there. But don’t get excited; the wave energy is weak, coming in at 170. It’s a wave you might catch if you’re desperate for a slide. After that, it’s back to the dirge. The swell stays small and messy, and the wind is consistently onshore or cross-onshore, blowing out whatever crumbly lines there are. We get a slight bump on Thursday the 10th with the energy climbing to 594, but it’s still only 2.6ft of SSW and the conditions are called “marginal” – which is surfer code for ‘probably not worth the paddle.’ The whole first week is a write-off.

The pattern doesn’t improve much in the second week. Saturday the 12th sees a bit of a pulse, with 4.9ft of WNW swell pushing the energy up to 567, but it’s mixed with a cross-onshore 15.5 mph wind and an 8-second period. That’s just bumpy, weak junk. It’s not a surfer’s wave; honestly, that’s more of a kite-surfing setup than anything else. The swell sticks around at around the 3.3ft mark for a few days, but it’s heavily onshore. The wind just doesn’t let up. There is a sniff of something better on Wednesday the 16th morning – the swell drops to a more favorable 4.6ft from the NW, but it’s still a short, choppy period. Still no good.

Here’s the kicker: the spot is Indicators, a sheltered point that loves a WNW swell. But this whole window is delivering short-period slop from the wrong direction, and it never gets clean. The water temp is 60.8°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing special.

The only thing that shows any promise is the very end of the forecast. The energy builds through the 20th and into the 21st, with the combined energy hitting 696 and then 802. The swell is still only around 3ft, but it’s coming from the SSW/SW with a longer 17-second period. That’s proper groundswell energy, even if it’s not big. But it’s still a cross-onshore wind on the Monday afternoon, which will chop it up a bit. It’s a faint glimmer, a promise of something better, but it’s 10 days out and still uncertain. Right now, there is nothing worth getting out of bed for. Keep your board in the car, but be ready to wait. This is one of those times when patience is the only thing that'll pay off. Keep an eye on it.

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