Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, E swell with 151 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 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be 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 (Aug 28) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s be honest with you. Looking at the whole 16-day window for Satellite Beach/RCs, it’s a pretty grim picture for us paddle surfers. There’s no real swell of any consequence on the cards, and we’re looking at a serious run of flat, small, and mostly wind-affected conditions. It’s one of those stretches where you’d be better off leaving the board in the car.
The pickings are incredibly slim. We start off on Thursday the 27th of August with basically nothing, just 0.7ft of weak, short-period swell. It’s poor, and that’s the theme. The water temp is 86°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only notable thing.
The whole first week and into the second is a write-off. There’s a long gap here where there is simply no surf on offer. We’re talking day after day of 1ft to 2ft slop, with onshore and cross-onshore winds messing up any chance of a clean wave. The swell energy is weak, with readings mostly in the 30s, 40s, and 70s. The best you can say is that on the 2nd of September, the period jumps up to 11 seconds, and the energy gets to a moderate 117, but the swell height is still only 2ft. It’s not going to break properly, just a bit of a bump.
There’s nothing that even comes close to a standout. Not one single day offers a decent wave. It’s so small it’s barely surfable for anyone, and with the winds mostly onshore or cross-onshore, it would be choppy and messy. A couple of mornings have a slight offshore or glassy feel, like on the 7th of September, but with 1ft of swell, it’s still just flat. It’s more of a kiteboarding or foil session, if anything, given the lack of push for a surfboard.
It’s a rough stretch. This is a time to just watch the forecast and hope a late-season swell sneaks in. For now, save your energy. This blank run can happen, and it won’t stay poor forever. But for this window, there is nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 9 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 21 | 44 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 53 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:33PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.73m | 9:07PM0.83m | 9:26AM0.77m | 9:42PM0.81m | 10:10AM0.81m | 10:19PM0.78m | 10:56AM0.83m | 10:59PM0.75m | 11:45AM0.84m | 11:42PM0.70m | 12:38PM0.85m | 00:31AM0.66m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:38AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:21PM0.17m | 3:46AM0.14m | 4:07PM0.18m | 4:23AM0.12m | 4:56PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.10m | 5:51PM0.24m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:52PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 61 | 53 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 14 | ESE 4 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | NE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 13 | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | SSE 4 | — | E 8 | E 4 | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | — | 55 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 1 | — | 40 | 10 | — | 41 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 21 | 151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 378 | 1 | 35 | 588 | 92 | 181 | 958 | 1369 | 812 | 1842 | 958 | 958 | 989 | 1204 | 1127 | 1741 | 92 | 225 | 482 | 110 |
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