Flagler Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break down Flagler Avenue in feet and knots for those who think that way.

To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and sloppy for Flagler Avenue. This is a beach and jetty spot that needs swell from the north-northeast to really work, and we just aren’t seeing any.

Water temp is around 82°, which is a bit cooler than normal for late August – not a huge deal, but you’ll feel it.

Right now, Sunday the 30th of August, we’ve got a tiny 2ft easterly swell with a period of only 5 seconds. That’s weak, short-period windswell, combined energy at (40). Light cross-onshore breeze. It’s poor.

That same small, weak, short-period easterly swell hangs around Monday and Tuesday. Winds are light cross-on or onshore. Energy barely gets going.

We finally see a little pulse on Wednesday the 2nd of September – swell bumps to about 3ft from the east, period gets to 11 seconds, combined energy hits (143) in the morning. That’s moderate energy. But the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s not clean. Still poor.

Thursday the 3rd is more of the same – a bit of energy around (106) in the afternoon but cross-onshore wind keeps it ordinary.

Friday the 4th of September morning is the closest we get to something decent. Swell is still small at about 3ft from the east, period 8 seconds, combined energy (96). But the wind goes light cross-offshore from the SSE, giving us clean surf. It’s surfable but very ordinary. That’s the best of the whole run, and it’s not much.

After that, it drops off a cliff. From the 5th of September, swell heights are 1ft or less. Combined energy falls to pathetic numbers like (27), (12), (20). There’s a morning on the 8th with glassy conditions from a light SW wind, but with only 1ft of swell, you’re not going anywhere.

Wednesday the 9th of September morning has a tiny bump – 2ft from the NE, 11-second period, combined energy (110), and glassy. That’s another small window where it might be just about rideable, but still very ordinary.

The second week is basically dead. Swell stays under 2ft, periods are short, and by the 14th we’ve got a near gale from the NW at 31 mph, and even a gale on the 14th afternoon with 40 mph offshore wind – that’s gale force offshore, which sounds good for wind but the swell is only 2ft. You can’t paddle into anything in that.

So, bottom line: no standouts. The whole 16 days are a dud for Flagler Avenue. A couple of mornings might give you a clean, tiny ankle-biter, but nothing worth getting wet for. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now it’s flat and poor.

Rusty

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