Flagler Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cooking for Flagler Pier.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's gonna be a quiet one. We're looking at a solid 16-day window, but honestly, there isn't a single session in there that I'd call "good." The opening days, starting from Saturday the 29th of August, are showing tiny dribbles of east swell around 1ft with a short period of 8 seconds. To make matters worse, the wind is a messy cross or cross-onshore, so the surface is gonna be chopped up. That wave energy is weak, sitting around 27, so don't expect any push.

We roll into Sunday and Monday, still the same story. Swell bumps up to just 2ft, but the period drops to a horrible 5 seconds on Sunday morning. The wind stays ugly, mostly cross-onshore. It's just poor conditions across the board. We're looking at a long, dry spell here with nothing worth paddling out for.

There's a little flicker of hope on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell hits 2ft from the east, and the period stretches to 11 seconds – that's a proper groundswell. The combined energy jumps into the moderate range at 112, which is the best we'll see. But the wind is still a cross-onshore from the ENE at 9 mph, keeping it choppy and messy. It's still classified as poor surf. Not worth getting too excited about.

After that, we slide into the first week of September and it's the same old tune. Swell stays tiny, mostly between 0.7ft and 2ft, with weak to moderate energy. There are a couple of mornings – like Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th – where the wind goes glassy or calm, which would make the water look like a mirror. But with only 1ft to 2ft of weak, short-period swell, you'd be bobbing around more than surfing. It's a flat spell with a pretty face.

The second week, from the 7th onwards, is even more of a snooze. Swell drops to 0.7ft. Energy values are in the single digits and teens. A few of those mornings have a clean cross-offshore wind, which is a tease. If you're a beginner wanting to practice pop-ups on a tiny bump, go for it, but for anyone else, leave the board at home.

To sum it up: there is no standout in this 16-day forecast. If you were hoping for a bomb, it isn't coming. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. It's a classic summer lull for Flagler Pier. Don't force it. Sometimes the best session is the one you skip.

- Rusty

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