Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 34 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 0.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) 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 0.5m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ for Satellite Beach and the RCs over the next couple weeks.
I’m not gonna lie to you—this stretch is flat and frustrating. We got a long run of weak, ankle-to-knee-high swell and winds that just won’t cooperate. The first real hope doesn’t show up until Thursday, August 27th, and even that’s a shaky prospect.
From right now, Wednesday the 19th, all the way through to the morning of Thursday the 27th, it’s a desert. We’re talking waves from 0.6 ft to 2 ft, mostly from the ESE to E, with short intervals. The combined swell energy is just a whisper, under 50 (weak). Mornings might look clean, but there’s no power. Afternoons get chopped up by onshore breezes. That’s over a week of nothing to get excited about.
Now, let’s zero in on Thursday morning, August 27th. This is the only bright spot. A pulse of 3 ft ESE swell shows up with a longer period of 12 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 238 (moderate). The wind is out of the WSW at 12 mph, giving us a cross-off breeze that’ll keep the surface glassy. This is the best we’ll see, but it’s still a marginal call. For the advanced crew at Satellite Beach/RCs, it might throw up a few decent, lined-up waves, but it ain’t gonna be a classic session. That longer period will help the shape, but at a beach and reef setup, it could just close out.
After that, Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th slide back into mediocrity with 3 ft to 3 ft ESE swell, but the energy drops and the conditions are just so-so. By Sunday the 30th, a fresh northerly wind whips up a lumpy mess, and then we roll into September with a solid run of onshore and cross-onshore east-northeast winds, keeping the surf tiny and poor right through to the end.
So, here’s the short of it: it’s a quiet period. Your only real look is a weak, marginal window on the morning of August 27th. After that, it’s back to staring at flat water. Water temps are about normal for this time of year.
Hang in there, and keep the wax ready.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM0.74m | 1:47AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.72m | 2:35AM0.54m | 4:15PM0.72m | 3:32AM0.52m | 5:12PM0.73m | 4:36AM0.53m | 6:02PM0.75m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:45PM0.78m | 6:29AM0.59m | 7:23PM0.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.35m | 9:08AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.35m | 10:01AM0.19m | 11:26PM0.34m | 10:53AM0.18m | 00:11AM0.32m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:52AM0.30m | 12:27PM0.16m | 1:29AM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 37 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | SE 2 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 34 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 181 | 401 | 495 | 555 | 1378 | 1384 | 495 | 1842 | 1378 | 685 | 181 | 1051 | 30 | 36 | 127 | 234 | 1480 | 92 | 181 | 1268 |
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