Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SE swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Flagpoles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Flagpoles in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you how it's looking for Flagpoles over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a flat spell. The models are showing a long stretch where we’re just not getting any real push. The first proper surf you’ll see is on Tuesday morning, July 7th, but it’s barely a ripple. That tiny 0.7ft ESE swell with a 9-second period is just about washing up on the shore. The combined wave energy is a measly 10 (weak), so it’s really not worth paddling out for. The wind is glassy in the morning, which is about the only positive, but with no swell, it’s a lake. That’s your only hope for the first few days, and it’s a bad one.
We see a tiny bump mid-week, but it’s nothing to get excited about. Wednesday the 8th through Friday the 11th is all poor surf with the same story: small, weak, and junky. The swell never gets above 2ft, and the period is short and crumbly. The combined energy stays in the teens and low 40s (weak), so you’re not getting any power. The winds are mostly cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. Honestly, this whole stretch is a write-off for a decent paddle. The setup is so bad that with the stronger cross-winds, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a surfer on a board.
After that, we roll into a full week of even smaller surf starting Sunday the 12th. The swell drops to 0.7ft to 1.0ft, and the combined energy is in the single digits (weak). The wind does go clean a few times, like Monday the 13th, Tuesday the 14th, and Wednesday the 15th mornings, with light offshore or cross-off breezes. But you can’t ride a wave that isn’t there. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no weird surprises there.
The only real standout here is the lack of any standout. There’s nothing from the 7th right through to the 22nd of July that offers any quality surf. The swell is tiny, the energy is weak, and the conditions are just not good enough. If you’re a beginner, the best you could hope for is a tiny, clean ankle-slapper on Monday the 13th morning, but it’s not even worth the drive. The best I can say is that it’s a very consistent run of nothing. It’s a typical summer flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:28AM0.77m | 2:13PM0.80m | 2:17AM0.76m | 3:12PM0.84m | 3:13AM0.74m | 4:15PM0.88m | 4:15AM0.75m | 5:17PM0.93m | 5:18AM0.77m | 6:18PM0.97m | 6:20AM0.80m | 7:16PM1.01m | 7:20AM0.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM-0.02m | 8:25PM0.11m | 8:42AM-0.05m | 9:25PM0.11m | 9:36AM-0.09m | 10:26PM0.10m | 10:33AM-0.12m | 11:29PM0.08m | 11:34AM-0.16m | 00:31AM0.04m | 12:35PM-0.19m | 1:30AM0.00m | 1:35PM-0.22m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | 8:16 | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | 16 | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | — | 8 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 354 | 1602 | 231 | 139 | 352 | 354 | 139 | 231 | 139 | 354 | 1106 | 300 | 629 | 863 | 136 | 288 | 265 | 354 | 304 | 265 |
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