Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NE swell with 118 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11AM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. I’ve pored over the charts for Flagpoles, and I’ll level with you – it’s a tough 16-day outlook.
Right out of the gate, there’s nothing worth paddling for. The first few days of September are flat and messy. From Saturday the 5th through Tuesday the 8th, we’ve got waves barely a foot and a half, with weak, short-period wind swell – periods of 4 to 8 seconds. The wave energy is next to nothing, in the single digits and teens. Winds are coming from the side or onshore, and the wave comment says it all: "poor surf conditions." Don't bother.
We get a little bump around Wednesday the 9th, with swell reaching 3 feet and the energy climbing a bit (124 in the morning, 122 in the afternoon). But the period is still short (8 seconds), and the wind is straight onshore from the east. That means choppy, bumpy waves. Not a good look.
The second week into mid-September is a washout. Swell stays under 3 feet, the period stays short (7-8 seconds), and the wind keeps blowing from the east and southeast, often onshore or cross-onshore. By the weekend of the 13th and 14th, the wind cranks up to 12-18 mph, making it lumpy and rough. The energy gets moderate for a day (106 on the Sunday morning of the 13th), but the quality is just not there.
Flagpoles is a beach and reef spot, pretty open to the swell, but the direction we need (NE) isn’t giving us anything good. With all this onshore wind and small, weak swell, this stretch would actually be more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Water temp is about average for the time of year.
Look, it’s a dry spell. This area can go flat for stretches, and this is one of them. Forecasts can shift, but for now, I’d say save the wax.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SSE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 118 | 115 | 57 | 73 | 33 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 7:54AM1.03m | 8:22PM1.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:04PM-0.02m | 2:32AM0.01m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 7 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | SE 4 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 81 | 118 | 115 | 57 | 73 | 33 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NE 9 | SSE 3 | NE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 3 | — | NE 12 | E 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 892 | 367 | 831 | 306 | 304 | 306 | 306 | 304 | 744 | 1283 | 744 | 279 | 231 | 324 | 328 | 75 | 324 | 139 |
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