Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, ESE swell with 50 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Satellite Beach/RCs this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Satellite Beach/RCs in the next 16 days are 0.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. It’s a grim outlook, I won’t lie. We’ve got a long stretch of flat and choppy water for the next week and a half. The first real sign of life doesn’t show up until Wednesday, August 19th, and even then, it’s not going to get your heart racing.
The water is about 85°F, which is right where it should be for this time of year.
From Tuesday the 11th through Tuesday the 18th, it’s a desert. The swell is tiny, mostly under 1ft, and the wind is either onshore or cross-on, keeping the surface bumpy and ugly. There’s a moment of glass on the morning of the 11th, but with a 1ft swell from the ESE and a short period of 7 seconds, the wave energy is weak (25), and it just doesn’t have any push. Don’t bother.
Things get interesting on Wednesday morning the 19th. We get a 2ft swell from the east, but the period jumps to 12 seconds. That gives us a moderate combined energy of 106. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’ll be clean. This is a long-period groundswell, which means it’ll be a bit better on a point or reef than a straight beach. It’s still small, but it’s surfable. You’ll want a longboard. It’s described as “surfable but very ordinary.”
Thursday the 20th morning is the pick of the period. The swell pushes to 2ft from the ESE with an 11-second period, pushing the combined energy to 129. And the wind is dead calm, glassy. That’s your cleanest window by far. The swell direction is a little off the perfect angle, but it’s the best chance for a clean, fun session. The afternoon gets ruined by onshore wind, so you have to be on it early.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Friday the 21st morning is glassy again, but the swell drops to 2ft with a 9-second period and weak energy (49). Saturday and Sunday are onshore and tiny. The very end of the forecast on Wednesday the 26th shows a bump to 2ft, but the period is short (7 seconds) and the wind is a gusty cross-on, so it’ll be chopped up.
So, the only true standout is Thursday morning, August 20th. It’s not a swell of the year, but it’s the only time the stars align for clean glass and a little bit of size. The rest of the 16 days is a wash.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 50 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM0.98m | 8:12AM0.75m | 8:55PM0.97m | 9:08AM0.79m | 9:41PM0.94m | 10:00AM0.82m | 10:24PM0.89m | 10:51AM0.83m | 11:06PM0.82m | 11:41AM0.82m | 11:46PM0.75m | 12:31PM0.80m | 00:25AM0.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.00m | 2:13AM0.16m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:00AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.05m | 3:45AM0.12m | 3:52PM0.10m | 4:29AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.12m | 5:40PM0.21m | 5:55AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | SSE 3 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 3 | — | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | N 7 | — | NE 11 | — | — | E 10 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 12 | — | 50 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1842 | 1842 | 1362 | 401 | 1842 | 812 | 1177 | 1842 | 1385 | 1177 | 919 | 588 | 1407 | 1589 | 92 | 92 | 118 | 92 | 251 | 401 | 181 |
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