Flagler Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty here. I’m looking at Flagler Avenue for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve gotta be straight with you—there’s really not much to get excited about. This stretch is a beach and jetty setup, pretty exposed, and right through the whole forecast the swell stays tiny and the energy’s weak. We’re talking a long stretch of ordinary.

The only time things get even close to interesting is Monday the 3rd of August in the morning. Swell bumps up to 2 ft from the ESE, with a light breeze keeping it clean. The combined energy is 54—still weak, but it’s the most we’ve got. Even then, the period’s only 8 seconds, so it’s a short-period wind swell. The conditions are just “surfable but very ordinary.” The water temp here is about 82°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year (anomaly of 2° below avg).

Later, on Saturday the 8th of August in the morning, there’s a slight bump: 2 ft from the E, 8-second period, and it’s clean with a slight air. The combined energy hits 60, so again it’s weak. The afternoon sees 3 ft E swell with a combined energy of 163—moderate energy for a change—but it’s cross-onshore and choppy, so not really worth paddling out for.

Honestly, there’s no standout. The entire run is small, weak swell with short periods, and the best wind windows are offshore or cross-offshore but the swell just isn’t there. For beginners, most of the time the swell is under 5 ft so it’s not too big, but the quality never rises above poor. If you’re a kitesurfer, the afternoon on Saturday the 8th with some chop and moderate energy might be more your thing, but for a paddle surfer, this is a flat spell.

It’s a pretty normal quiet patch for this area—sometimes it just goes flat. Forecasts can change, but right now we’re looking at days and days of nothing worth racing down for.

Stay tuned, Rusty.

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