Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, E swell with 137 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Flagpoles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Flagpoles in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks look pretty flat and grim for the Flagpoles. We've got a long dry spell ahead with barely a ripple to speak of. The first real surf we see is a tiny pulse on Friday morning, August 7th, with a weak 4ft swell from the east. It’s a short-period windswell at just 6 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore from the ESE at 12 mph, so it’s going to be a messy, choppy mess. The combined energy is only 143, which is weak. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so nothing weird there.
From Friday afternoon all the way through to the end of the window on August 22nd, it’s a near-continuous run of poor surf conditions. Heights stay under 3ft, periods are short, and the wind is almost always a cross-onshore breeze from the southeast or east-southeast, gusting up to 12 mph. The combined energy drops into the low double digits and even single digits – 60, 32, 17, 10, 9, 6 – just pathetic. The swell directions are all over the shop, but the optimum for Flagpoles is a NE swell, and we never get close to that. There are a few mornings with lighter breezes, like the 20th of August, where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is an anemic 1ft – it’s a millpond, not a surf break.
Honestly, Flagpoles is a very consistent spot, but it can’t work magic. For the next 16 days, there’s nothing to recommend. The setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle. We’ll have to hope the forecasts change because this blank run is a real bummer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:57PM0.91m | 3:59AM0.77m | 5:04PM0.94m | 5:07AM0.80m | 6:06PM0.98m | 6:11AM0.84m | 7:03PM1.01m | 7:11AM0.89m | 7:57PM1.04m | 8:07AM0.93m | 8:46PM1.05m | 9:01AM0.96m | 9:34PM1.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM-0.05m | 10:10PM0.14m | 10:18AM-0.07m | 11:14PM0.12m | 11:22AM-0.09m | 00:17AM0.09m | 12:25PM-0.12m | 1:15AM0.04m | 1:24PM-0.14m | 2:08AM-0.01m | 2:18PM-0.15m | 2:57AM-0.04m | 3:09PM-0.13m | 3:43AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | NE 9 | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 3 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 58 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 56 | 31 | 16 | 63 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1216 | 1004 | 1724 | 826 | 424 | 665 | 279 | 424 | 1372 | 231 | 419 | 1563 | 1223 | 1361 | 1414 | 741 | 1031 | 892 | 665 | 1031 | 379 |
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