Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, NE swell with 152 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 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM.
| 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 folks, Rusty here. Grab a coffee, because this is gonna be a lean stretch for the Flagpoles corner. The next 16 days are looking pretty flat and mostly uninspiring, so don't get your hopes up for anything worth paddling out for.
We've got a run of almost nothing to start. The first few days are all tiny dribble, with swell heights barely registering 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft through the 6th, 7th, and 8th of September. The combined energy in the water is weak, sitting at just 4 to 14 (weak energy), and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, messing up what little bump there is. It's a total write-off for a surf.
Then, around Wednesday the 9th, we finally see a pulse. The swell pushes up to 3 ft to 3 ft from the NE, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 127 to 157 (moderate wave energy), which is the most life we'll see in the whole window. But here's the rub: the wind is onshore from the E and ESE, which is gonna make it a messy, lumpy affair. The wave comment says "poor surf conditions" and the score is a zero. It's a tease, really. Thursday the 10th carries a similar 3 ft swell, but the wind stays cross-onshore and the energy drops back to 101 (moderate), still not clean enough to call it a session.
The rest of the run from the 11th to the 21st of September is a slow fade into nothing. Swell heights drop back to 0.7 ft to 2 ft, periods get short and weak, and the energy numbers are mostly in the single or double digits (weak energy). There's a brief moment on the morning of Wednesday the 16th with glassy conditions and a 2 ft wave, but it's a 4-second period, so it's just wind chop. The 21st of September sees another spike to 3 ft NE swell with a 10-second period and energy of 181 (moderate), but again, onshore winds at 15 mph from the E will ruin it.
Honestly, there's nothing here that's a standout. Not a single day offers a clean, rideable wave with good wind. For a spot that's "very consistent", this is a right dud. It's one of those stretches where the forecast can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car and find something else to do. The best of a bad bunch is probably the morning of the 9th if you're desperate, but expect a battle with the onshore wind.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 101 | 145 | 112 | 88 | 71 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.84m | 4:54PM0.99m | 5:04AM0.88m | 5:55PM1.02m | 6:06AM0.94m | 6:48PM1.05m | 7:02AM0.99m | 7:37PM1.06m | 7:54AM1.03m | 8:22PM1.06m | 8:43AM1.06m | 9:05PM1.04m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:04PM-0.02m | 2:32AM0.01m | 2:52PM0.01m | 3:14AM0.01m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:36 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 4 | NE 8 | SE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 101 | 145 | 112 | 88 | 71 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | E 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 831 | 304 | 304 | 391 | 304 | 304 | 306 | 391 | 744 | 744 | 352 | 352 | 231 | 125 | 324 | 117 | 48 | 1599 | 892 |
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