Flagler Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Grab your coffee, sit down. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days are a bit of a quiet one for Flagler Pier. We’ve got waves, but they’re pretty small and weak, nothing that’s going to get the heart racing. We’re looking at a real flat spell here, with a few tiny bumps in the mix, but nothing that feels like a proper surf session.

Let’s start right now. Thursday morning the 13th of August, there’s a tiny 1 ft swell from the ESE with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is just 14 – that’s barely a ripple. It’s glassy though, with a risk of a thunderstorm hanging around. That afternoon, it drops to 0.7 ft, and the wind goes cross-shore at 6 mph. Friday the 14th is even smaller in the morning, 0.7 ft, with a total calm – glassy as a mirror. You could paddle out but you’d mostly be sitting there. The afternoon picks up a bit of side-shore breeze at 16 mph, but the swell is still poor.

Saturday the 15th starts with a glassy 0.7 ft and a light 3 mph breeze, but by afternoon it’s a 2 ft with a cross-shore chop at 12 mph. Sunday the 16th is similar, 1 ft in the morning with glassy conditions, then a cross-shore breeze messes it up later. Monday and Tuesday follow the same pattern: tiny swells, mostly poor surf conditions, and cross-shore winds.

Nothing really changes until Wednesday the 19th of August, where we see a little lift to 2 ft from the E with a 10-second period, energy up to 84. That’s still weak, but it's the best we've seen. The breeze is light cross-shore, so it’s not clean. Thursday the 20th has a 3 ft swell in the afternoon, but the period is a shocking 4 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-shore. That’s not surfable, it’s just wind chop.

Friday the 21st of August morning is worth a mention – small 2 ft from the SE, but the wind is a light cross-offshore at 3 mph, giving us clean conditions. It’s the best looking window in the whole 16 days, but the swell is tiny. Still, if you’re desperate, that’s your moment. Later that afternoon the wind picks up and ruins it.

We get a few glassy mornings here and there – like Saturday the 22nd morning with 1 ft and no wind, but the energy is only 42. Tuesday the 25th morning is also glassy with 1 ft. None of it is exciting. Towards the end, Thursday the 27th of August morning we get a clean 2 ft with a light cross-offshore breeze, and Friday the 28th morning is clean again with 1 ft from the ESE. But honestly, none of these swells crack 3 ft.

There’s a long gap here with no real standouts. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual. If you’re a beginner, even these small, clean days could be fun, but don’t expect any power. For anyone else, this is a perfect time to check your gear, wax your board, and wait for the next system. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a quiet stretch.

- Rusty

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