Surf Forecasts:
Flagpoles surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SE swell with 32 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Flagpoles this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Flagpoles in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Flagpoles over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Oi, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you right off the bat – this 16-day window for Flagpoles is a tough one. There’s absolutely no surf worth paddling out for. The finder came back with a big fat zero for the whole stretch, and the guidance backs that up. It’s just not happening.
The whole first week, from Tuesday the 11th of August right through to the end of the weekend, it’s all tiny, weak, and messy. We’re talking ankle-snappers at best, with swell heights barely pushing 3ft and short, weak periods. The wind is mostly a cross-onshore chop, so the surface is going to be a mess. The wave energy is laughable – barely cracking 39 (weak) on the energy scale. It’s a total write-off for a paddle board.
You get a couple of mornings, like Wednesday the 12th and Monday the 17th, where the wind goes glassy or cross-offshore, which would clean the surface right up. But the problem is, there’s no swell to clean up. It’s flat or close to it. You’d be sitting out there on a millpond.
The second week doesn’t bring any real hope either. The swell ticks up a tiny bit around the 19th and 20th of August, with a longer period of 12 seconds, but the height is still a pathetic 1ft. The energy nudges up to 56 (weak), but that’s still nothing to write home about. The wind is mostly onshore, ruining what little shape there might be. Everything after that trails off into even smaller, wind-blown dribble right up to Wednesday the 26th.
Truth is, for Flagpoles, a blank run like this isn’t unusual. It’s a spot that needs a proper push from the right direction, and we just aren’t getting it. For the next two weeks, if you’ve got a kite, you’d be better off on a flat day with a breeze than trying to surf this. The setup is more interesting for kiting than paddle surfing right now.
Keep your board waxed and your eyes on the charts. Forecasts change, and it never stays this poor for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.04m | 8:07AM0.93m | 8:46PM1.05m | 9:01AM0.96m | 9:34PM1.03m | 9:53AM0.97m | 10:19PM0.99m | 10:43AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.94m | 11:32AM0.95m | 11:45PM0.88m | 12:20PM0.92m | 00:27AM0.82m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM-0.14m | 2:08AM-0.01m | 2:18PM-0.15m | 2:57AM-0.04m | 3:09PM-0.13m | 3:43AM-0.05m | 3:59PM-0.08m | 4:28AM-0.05m | 4:48PM-0.02m | 5:14AM-0.03m | 5:39PM0.06m | 6:00AM0.01m | 6:32PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 3 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | S 4 | NE 13 | NE 12 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 4 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | N 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | E 10 | — | E 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 31 | 8 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1724 | 1724 | 1216 | 306 | 1724 | 944 | 1004 | 1724 | 1240 | 1004 | 1041 | 741 | 1541 | 1717 | 265 | 265 | 288 | 265 | 288 | 304 | 304 |
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The above surf forecast table for Flagpoles provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Flagpoles can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Flagpoles surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Flagpoles) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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