Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Satellite Beach/RCs this week:
The surf forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Satellite Beach/RCs in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Friday (Sep 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it for this neck of the woods.
Look, I’ll be straight with you – we’re in a flat spell. The next week and a half is looking pretty bleak. There's a long gap here with no real surf to get excited about, from right now all the way through to around the 19th of September. We're looking at tiny, weak waves that are mostly under 3 feet, and the wind is rarely playing ball. It’s a stretch of poor conditions.
The only break on the radar is Satellite Beach/RCs. For the first week, we’ve got mostly cross-onshore or onshore winds, and wave heights are hovering between 1 ft and 3 ft. The combined energy is very weak, mostly in the double digits, hitting a moderate 101 on Wednesday the 9th morning, but even then it's messy. The water temp is sitting around 85°, which is about average for this time of year, so that’s one thing going for us.
We do see a tiny window of relief. On the morning of Tuesday the 15th, we get a glassy, calm wind with a 1 ft swell from the ESE. Then again on Wednesday the 16th morning, we see glassy conditions with a tiny 1 ft E swell. These are your best bets, but they are really small. Then on Thursday the 17th and Friday the 18th mornings, we get a clean, cross-offshore wind, but the swell is still tiny at 1 ft to 2 ft. The period on those is short, around 9 seconds, so there’s no power behind it.
As we head into the second week, around the 21st and 22nd of September, the wind really picks up from the ENE at 15 to 19 mph, and the swell tries to bump up to 3 ft to 4 ft, but the period is very short at 5 to 6 seconds. That combined with that strong onshore wind will just make for a choppy, blown-out mess. Honestly, for paddle surfing, it’s a no-go. If the wind stays that strong and the waves stay that weak and short period, the setup here will be way more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle surfer.
So, for the next 16 days, there’s no true standout. If you’re desperate, get out on the 15th or 16th in the morning for a glassy paddle, but don't expect much. We’re in a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
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 kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 65 | 59 | 74 | 94 | 60 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM0.90m | 6:08AM0.70m | 6:56PM0.91m | 7:08AM0.75m | 7:45PM0.91m | 8:01AM0.81m | 8:29PM0.88m | 8:51AM0.84m | 9:11PM0.85m | 9:38AM0.86m | 9:51PM0.79m | 10:24AM0.86m | 10:30PM0.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.21m | 12:05PM0.07m | 1:01AM0.18m | 1:01PM0.07m | 1:45AM0.14m | 1:54PM0.09m | 2:26AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.11m | 3:06AM0.10m | 3:34PM0.15m | 3:46AM0.10m | 4:23PM0.19m | 4:25AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 65 | 59 | 74 | 94 | 60 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | 23 | — | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 401 | 502 | 591 | 0 | 591 | 1842 | 92 | 4 | 1269 | 35 | 92 | 989 | 181 | 989 | 1580 | 181 | 92 | 1236 | 58 |
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