Flagler Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming our way for Flagler Pier. I’ve got to be straight with you—the next couple of weeks are going to test your patience.

The overall pattern is a long, drawn-out stretch of tiny, weak surf with poor conditions. We’re talking flat spells and onshore junk for most of the 16-day window. There’s a glimmer of something bigger way out near the end, but don’t get your hopes up too high just yet.

Right now, and for the next several days, it’s pretty dismal. Monday morning the 7th starts with a weak 1 ft swell from the ESE, period 9 seconds, with glassy conditions but the wave comment is poor. The combined energy is only 20 – that’s barely a ripple. The water temp is 83°, which is about average for the time of year.

We go through a long gap with no real recommendations. Tuesday the 8th through to Sunday the 14th is all junk: tiny 1 ft to 4 ft swells, mostly from the NE, with onshore or cross-onshore winds, and the scores are zero across the board. The surf is just not there. A few mornings like Thursday the 17th show a bit of clean offshore wind, but the swell is too small at 3 ft and the wave comment is still "surfable but very ordinary."

The first real standout in this whole outlook doesn’t arrive until Wednesday the 16th of September. That morning we get a clean 2 ft NE swell with a gentle offshore breeze from the WSW – blue skies and glassy conditions. It’s small, but it's the cleanest we'll see in the first week and a half. The combined energy is 56 – still weak, but it’s something.

Then there’s another promising window on Monday the 21st of September. The morning brings a 4 ft swell from the ENE with period 7 seconds, combined energy of 143 – moderate wave energy finally showing up. The wind is glassy from the E, so it should be clean. This is the best on offer across the whole forecast. It’s still a short-period swell, so don’t expect real power, but for Flagler Pier, this is the day to circle on your calendar.

After that, Tuesday the 22nd of September morning sees the biggest swell of the period – 5 ft from the E with period 6 seconds and strong combined energy of 265 – but it’s cross-on from the ENE, so it’ll be lumpy. Still, there’s energy there.

Honestly, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Wednesday the 16th is your best early bet, but the real highlight is Monday the 21st. Until then, the board stays in the car.

Stay keen.
Rusty.

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