Flagler Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a long look at what's cookin' at Flagler Pier. Gotta be honest with you, the next couple of weeks are lookin' pretty flat and bleak for the most part. It’s a tough stretch for paddle surfing.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, with no real standout sessions. We've got a long gap of poor conditions from the start, right through to the end of the period. There are a few moments where the swell kicks up, but the wind is just never on our side. This stretch is gonna test your patience.

Let's start at the beginning. Sunday the 13th, it's a no-go. We've got a tiny 2ft swell from the east with a weak 40 combined energy, and the wind is either light and cross or a moderate cross-shore breeze. The surf is just poor.

Monday the 14th offers a moment of hope that gets crushed. The morning is glassy with a 1ft swell, but the wave energy is a measly 25. That’s just not enough to push you down the line. By afternoon, the onshore wind messes it up anyway.

The rest of the week into the weekend stays small and blown out. Tuesday the 15th through Thursday the 17th see the swell bump up a bit, with a peak of 6ft on Wednesday morning the 16th, but it's a short-period 7 seconds windswell from the ENE. The combined energy gets into the moderate range, like 286 on Wednesday, but the onshore wind is a steady 15-16 mph. That's just a choppy, lumpy mess. For a beach break like Flagler Pier, that onshore wind and short period is gonna make for tough, bumpy rides. Honestly, with those winds and the swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

We get a little cleanup on Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th with some light offshore cross-off winds from the west, but the swell has dropped back to a pathetic 1ft. The energy is gone (40 or less). You'd be lucky to catch a knee-high ripple.

The second week doesn't get any better. From Monday the 21st through the end of the month, we see a few pulses of energy, especially around Thursday the 25th of September, when a NE swell pushes up to 6ft with a combined energy of 839 – that's moderate to strong energy. But the period is a short 10 seconds, and it's hammered by a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore wind from the NNE. Again, it's a washing machine out there. Later on the 26th, the period stretches to a very long 12 seconds, but the wind is still a problem. For a beach break, a long period swell like that with cross-shore wind just means long, straight closeouts.

The very last day, Monday the 28th, offers a tiny glimpse. The morning goes glassy with a 1ft ENE swell, but with an energy of just 46, it's barely a ripple. Clean, but flat.

So, what's the call? There are zero standout sessions here. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. For the next two weeks, you're better off finding another hobby or taking a road trip. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, it's a long, dry spell for Flagler Pier.

Rusty.

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