Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, ENE swell with 64 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 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim for Satellite Beach/RCs. There’s no surf on offer at the start of the period, so we’re looking at a stretch of small, weak, and mostly messy waves that just aren’t going to get you stoked. The water is sitting at a warm 85°F with the anomaly about average for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a hood.
We’ve got a long gap with nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days are all below 3ft, with short-period windswell and cross-onshore conditions messing things up. The energy is weak, sitting at under 100 in the combined swell energy readings – we’re talking 29, 20, 12, 15 – just nothing behind it. Saturday the 5th through Monday the 7th are all small and mostly clean but far too weak to ride. Tuesday morning the 8th is glassy, but the swell is only 1ft with an 11-second period – too small to do anything with.
The middle of the week sees a slight bump on Wednesday the 9th, with 2ft from the ENE at 8 seconds, but the wind is onshore and the energy is still weak (85). It’s poor surf. Thursday the 10th is more of the same, just bumpy and tiny.
The weekend of the 13th and 14th sees the swell energy tick up to 108, but it’s still only 2ft to 2ft of short-period junk with onshore winds and storm risk. That’s not surf, that’s just chop. The last week of the period, from the 15th through the 19th, stays in that same rut: small, weak, and mostly onshore. The longest period we see is 9 seconds, and the energy never really gets going.
Look, if you’re desperate, there’s nothing here that’s going to be worth your time unless you’re just wanting to get wet. The setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest. There’s no standout, no hidden gem in this forecast. It’s just flat and poor. But hey, this stretch of coast is usually consistent, so don’t lose faith – forecasts can change. Keep an eye on it, but for now, find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 11 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 45 | 64 | 61 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.84m | 2:31AM0.61m | 3:53PM0.85m | 3:45AM0.62m | 5:01PM0.87m | 5:00AM0.65m | 6:02PM0.90m | 6:08AM0.70m | 6:56PM0.91m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:45PM0.91m | 8:01AM0.81m | 8:29PM0.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.29m | 8:53AM0.09m | 10:20PM0.27m | 10:01AM0.08m | 11:20PM0.25m | 11:05AM0.07m | 00:13AM0.21m | 12:05PM0.07m | 1:01AM0.18m | 1:01PM0.07m | 1:45AM0.14m | 1:54PM0.09m | 2:26AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 64 | 61 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 9 | — | NE 7 | — | ENE 11 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 2 | — | 22 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | — | E 10 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | ESE 7 | WSW 2 | — | ESE 2 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 87 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 35 | 753 | 989 | 912 | 401 | 401 | 1331 | 401 | 401 | 591 | 1 | 520 | 98 | 58 | 951 | 4 | 58 | 472 | 30 |
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