Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 11AM (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 Monday (Aug 03) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on Flagpoles for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s looking dead quiet. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a washout with tiny swell and poor conditions. There’s a long stretch of nothing worth getting excited about, so don’t be in a rush to grab your board.
Starting off on Tuesday, 28th July, we’ve got a tiny 0.7ft swell from the ENE with a short 8-second period, and a cross-shore breeze making it choppy. The water’s a warm 86°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. The combined energy is a weak 12 – that’s barely a pulse. It’s poor surf, no two ways about it.
Moving into Wednesday and Thursday the 29th and 30th, the swell stays tiny, around 0.3ft to 2ft, and the wind does go light offshore or clean at times, but there’s just no wave energy to work with. The combined energy stays well under 20 most of the time. You might see a clean surface, but you’ll be sitting on a mirror.
The weekend and into the first week of August, the swell tries to pop a little, getting up to about 2ft to 3ft from the SE on the 2nd and 3rd, but the period is short, around 4 to 5 seconds, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore, messing it up. The combined energy hits a moderate 48, but with that short, weak period and messy wind, it’s still not a proper wave. This spot is a beach and reef setup, but with these conditions, it’d be better for a kite surfer than a traditional surfer.
The second week, from the 5th onwards, it’s back to tiny, weak swell and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy levels drop right off again. There’s a moment on the morning of the 8th of August where the wind goes glassy, but the swell is only 0.7ft – so it’s flat calm. No standouts, no day to get stoked about. It’s a blank run for Flagpoles, and that’s the way it goes sometimes.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | N 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 4 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:28PM0.88m | 8:30AM0.74m | 9:07PM0.89m | 9:12AM0.76m | 9:44PM0.89m | 9:54AM0.77m | 10:20PM0.88m | 10:36AM0.80m | 10:57PM0.87m | 11:20AM0.82m | 11:34PM0.84m | 12:05PM0.84m | 00:15AM0.82m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.11m | 2:36PM-0.01m | 3:13AM0.09m | 3:14PM-0.00m | 3:48AM0.06m | 3:53PM0.01m | 4:24AM0.05m | 4:34PM0.04m | 5:02AM0.03m | 5:19PM0.07m | 5:43AM0.01m | 6:09PM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | 3 | 13 |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | — | NE 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | N 4 | NE 10 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 2 | SE 2 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 37 | 28 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 374 | 367 | 384 | 892 | 384 | 384 | 665 | 304 | 374 | 1082 | 879 | 288 | 334 | 177 | 139 | 139 | 29 | 117 | 117 |
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