Surf Forecasts:
Satellite Beach/RCs surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with 253 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 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Satellite Beach/RCs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from the beach. Let's be straight with you – we've got a long, flat, and frankly frustrating stretch ahead. The next couple of weeks are gonna test your patience. We're lookin' at a whole lot of nothin' for days on end, so don't even bother waxin' up just yet.
Right off the bat, from Thursday August 6th all the way through the morning of Thursday August 20th, it's just poor surf conditions, day after day. The swell is tiny, mostly around 0.3m to 1.1m (that's 1 to 4 feet), and the period is short and weak – we're talkin' 4 to 8 seconds of wind slop. The combined energy barely gets out of double digits, with the highest reading being 163 on Saturday the 8th, which in this setup is still just messy, onshore junk. The wind is mostly from the ESE or SE, blowin' onshore or cross-onshore, turnin' what little bump there is into a choppy, bumpy mess. Even the glassy morning on Tuesday the 11th only has 0.5m (2 feet) of swell with a 6 second period – it's barely a ripple. There's a moment on the morning of Wednesday the 19th with a clean offshore flow from the W, but the swell is still a pathetic 0.5m (2 feet). Not worth paddlin' for.
Now, for the only bright spot in this whole forecast, and it's a long way off. Head to Satellite Beach/RCs on Friday morning, August 21st. We finally get a moment of calm. The wind goes glassy from the WNW, and while the swell is still small at 0.6m (2 feet) from the ESE, it's got a little more period at 9 seconds and a combined energy of 70. The report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" and only gives it a 1 out of 10. It's the best we've got, but don't expect any sort of classic Florida runner. It'll be a clean little wave for a quiet morning session. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Crowds at this spot can show up sometimes, but on a day like that, you might have it mostly to yourself.
Overall, it's a bleak outlook. This kind of blank run isn't too unusual for the area in the middle of summer, so stay hopeful – forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 36 | 70 | 212 | 253 | 169 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 58 | 72 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.83m | 2:38AM0.64m | 4:03PM0.86m | 3:45AM0.62m | 5:11PM0.90m | 4:57AM0.63m | 6:15PM0.93m | 6:08AM0.66m | 7:13PM0.96m | 7:13AM0.70m | 8:06PM0.98m | 8:12AM0.75m | 8:55PM0.97m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.09m | 9:19PM0.29m | 9:05AM0.07m | 10:28PM0.28m | 10:08AM0.04m | 11:31PM0.26m | 11:10AM0.02m | 00:29AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.00m | 1:23AM0.19m | 1:08PM0.00m | 2:13AM0.16m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:00AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 5 | 212 | 253 | 4 | 136 | 108 | 84 | 58 | 72 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 6 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 70 | 120 | 156 | 169 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 55 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 985 | 1579 | 218 | 985 | 482 | 1188 | 200 | 521 | 92 | 200 | 1227 | 58 | 234 | 1842 | 110 | 1177 | 1842 | 588 | 495 | 1842 | 588 |
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