Flagler Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Flagler Pier over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight up with you: it starts off real quiet. For the whole first week, from Monday the 24th of August through to Monday the 31st, it’s pretty much flat out. The swell’s tiny, barely pushing 1ft to 2ft, and most of it is short-period windswell – not the kind of energy that gets a fella excited. The combined energy figures are all below 100 (weak), just confirming there’s nothing doing. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-shore and a bit rubbish, so you’re looking at a solid 8 or 9 days of no surf worth paddling for.

Now, things start to look a bit more promising as we move into September. Tuesday the 1st of September shows a flicker of hope. The morning brings a glassy surface and a 2ft, 16-second period swell – that’s proper groundswell right there. The combined energy jumps to 155 (moderate wave energy). That long period means it’s got some grunt behind it, but the direction is pure east, and for Flagler Pier, the optimum swell direction is from the northeast, so it’s not hitting the break perfectly. The afternoon gets choppy, so the best call here is a dawny. It’s surfable, but just ordinary.

The real standout, the one I’d circle on the calendar, is Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning session is looking solid. We’ve got a clean 2ft east swell with a 13-second period, and the wind is light and offshore from the southwest. That’s a magic combo for a beach-and-pier setup like this. The combined energy reads 202 (moderate wave energy), telling you there’s enough push to make it fun. Conditions are clean, and it’s got that proper surf feel. This is the best on offer for the whole outlook.

After that, Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th hold some bigger swell, with heights around 3ft to 4ft from the east, and periods of 14 to 15 seconds. The energy levels climb into the moderate-to-strong range (482-606), which is a serious step up. The wind is cross-offshore or clean, so both mornings and afternoons on those days are rideable. The swell is getting up there, but at 4ft it’s still okay for most intermediates up at Flagler Pier.

The weekend of the 5th and 6th of September drops back down. The size fades to 2ft to 2ft, and while the winds are offshore or light, the energy drops off sharply (76-154, weak to moderate). It’s surfable, but nothing to shout about. The following week (the 7th and 8th) looks like it slips back into a choppy, weak windswell pattern with onshore winds, so by then we’re back to poor conditions again.

Flagler Pier (Florida) can be a fun spot when the stars align, and for Wednesday the 2nd of September, the stars really do align with that offshore wind and clean groundswell. The water temperature is sitting at 84°, which is about average for this time of year – no anomaly to worry about there.

Rusty.

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