Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, E swell with 82 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 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Satellite Beach and the RCs.
To be straight with you, the next sixteen days are looking pretty flat. We’ve got a long run of small, weak, short-period east swell, and honestly, the energy just isn't there. The first few days through to the end of July show wave heights under 2 feet, with combined swell energy mostly in the teens and thirties – that’s weak stuff, with readings like (35) and (82). It’s not going to get you out of bed.
For Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th, we’ve got onshore winds and poor conditions. Not much to look at. Saturday the 25th shows a bit of a cross-shore breeze in the morning, but the swell is tiny at 2ft from the east with a short 8-second period – more of a splash than a wave. Sunday the 26th does offer a window with a light offshore wind from the west-southwest and clean conditions, but we’re still looking at a weak 2ft, 8-second east swell (31). It’s the best of a bad bunch, but it’s barely surfable.
Honestly, the only real standouts in this whole run are the clean conditions we get on and off from Sunday the 26th onward. We see a lot of offshore and cross-offshore winds through the week, especially Monday the 27th with a clean 1ft (20) and Thursday the 30th with a moderate offshore (12). The problem is, there’s simply no size. It stays below 2ft for days on end.
Even heading into the first week of August, it’s the same story. Saturday the 1st has a clean offshore breeze but only 1ft from the east-southeast (35). Sunday the 2nd is a bit bigger at 2ft but still weak. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no drama there.
Look, if you’re a beginner looking for a foam board and some practice on a knee-high day, you might get a few little peelers on the cleaner mornings with offshore wind. But for anyone else, this is a long, flat spell. The setup is so small and weak that it honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on the windier afternoons. It’s a blank run, but in this area, that’s not unusual. Forecasts can always change.
Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 82 | 80 | 63 | 43 | 76 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23AM0.56m | 4:57PM0.74m | 4:16AM0.54m | 5:49PM0.76m | 5:11AM0.53m | 6:36PM0.77m | 6:05AM0.54m | 7:19PM0.80m | 6:54AM0.56m | 7:58PM0.82m | 7:41AM0.59m | 8:35PM0.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.17m | 11:05PM0.34m | 10:34AM0.16m | 11:55PM0.33m | 11:20AM0.15m | 00:41AM0.32m | 12:06PM0.14m | 1:25AM0.30m | 12:50PM0.13m | 2:05AM0.28m | 1:33PM0.13m | 2:44AM0.27m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:17 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 13 | — | 2 | 33 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 82 | 80 | 63 | 43 | 76 | 44 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 4 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | NW 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | WSW 2 | S 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 218 | 680 | 181 | 482 | 482 | 110 | 35 | 502 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 495 | 401 | 588 | 1051 | 181 | 1050 |
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