Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, NE swell with 162 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Flagpoles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Flagpoles in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy around Flagpoles. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, so don’t get your hopes up.
The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off. From the start on Friday morning the 4th of September right through to the end on Saturday the 19th, every session is rated as poor. That’s a solid two-week gap with no real surf on offer. The first few days are tiny – waist-high at best, with a weak, short-period windswell from the east-southeast. The energy is pathetic, barely hitting 27 (weak) on Friday morning, then dropping even lower. Winds are cross-shore or onshore, making it choppy and ugly. Not worth the walk.
Saturday and Sunday the 5th and 6th are even smaller – we’re talking ankle-to-knee-high slop. There’s a brief glassy moment Sunday morning with a slight air, but the swell is just 0.3 ft from the northeast with an 8-second period. You’d be bobbing around on a lake. No energy whatsoever.
Monday the 7th sees another glassy start, but again it’s only 0.7 ft. The combined energy is a measly 12 (weak). Tuesday stays small and cross-onshore. Wednesday the 9th through Friday the 11th shows a slight bump – swell height climbs to around 3 ft from the northeast, with period up to 10 seconds and combined energy hitting 149 to 157 (moderate). But it’s all onshore wind, so it’ll be lumpy and closing out. Not the kind of wave you want to drive for.
The second week doesn’t get any better. The 14th of September (Monday) sees the biggest swell of the period – 5 ft to 5 ft from the northeast, with a short 7-second period. That’s a messy, blown-out 190–211 energy (moderate) but with fresh cross-onshore winds up to 19 mph. For a beach-and-reef setup like Flagpoles, that’s more of a kiting day than a surfing day. Too lumpy and windy for a fun paddle.
After that, it drops back to 3 ft and below through the rest of the month, all with cross-onshore or onshore winds. The last few days from the 17th onward are tiny again – 1 ft or less, barely any energy.
Bottom line: there’s no standout day in this outlook. No clean swell, no good winds aligning with the northeast optimum direction. Flagpoles is a consistent spot usually, but this stretch is a bust. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | NE 8 | SE 3 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
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 kJ | 12 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 134 | 148 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:36AM0.84m | 2:35PM0.96m | 2:42AM0.83m | 3:45PM0.97m | 3:54AM0.84m | 4:54PM0.99m | 5:04AM0.88m | 5:55PM1.02m | 6:06AM0.94m | 6:48PM1.05m | 7:02AM0.99m | 7:37PM1.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.05m | 8:55PM0.22m | 9:05AM0.05m | 10:00PM0.21m | 10:11AM0.03m | 11:04PM0.18m | 11:15AM0.02m | 00:04AM0.14m | 12:17PM-0.00m | 00:58AM0.09m | 1:13PM-0.02m | 1:47AM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 4 | E 8 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 134 | 148 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 3 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 12 | E 8 | — | N 6 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 1724 | 231 | 831 | 1724 | 863 | 367 | 304 | 306 | 306 | 304 | 374 | 374 | 304 | 1124 | 1004 | 352 | 334 |
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