Flamand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Let me give you the straight rundown for Flamand over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a rough stretch coming up. The swell window is pretty much shut for a while, and even when there’s a little bump in size, the wind and conditions are working against us. If you’re hanging for a wave, you’re gonna need some patience.

Right off the bat, from Tuesday the 15th through the rest of this week and well into the next, we’ve got nothing but poor surf conditions on the cards. The combined swell energy is weak, mostly sitting between 58 and a bit over 200, with short, choppy periods around 5 to 8 seconds. It’s blown-out, cross-shore rubbish for the most part. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there, but it won’t matter much because you won’t be paddling out for any good waves.

Things stay pretty flat and messy through the weekend and into the beginning of the following week. There’s a noticeable gap of several days where there’s just no real surf to recommend. Around the 22nd, you’ll see a slight bump to maybe 2 ft, but it’s still weak and cross-shore. The energy stays low.

Now, if you’re really keen and looking that far ahead, the only flicker of real hope comes late in the window. On Saturday the 26th, we finally see a jump in swell—up to about 4 ft from the NNE, with a cleaner period of 10 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 525, so there’s finally some decent power behind it. The wind looks cross-offshore from the ESE, which means clean faces, and the break is fairly exposed to this NNE direction. The crowd situation at Flamand is “sometimes” busy, so you might have some company, but it won’t be a zoo. That Saturday afternoon window is the standout of the whole 16 days, but it’s only a marginal call due to possible tide issues. By Sunday the 27th, the swell holds around 4-4 ft, but the wind goes more cross-shore, so the quality drops off a bit. For a beginner spot like this, anything over 5 ft gets a bit much, but 4 ft is still manageable. The period around 10 seconds is solid—long enough for some push, but not so long that it breaks too straight for this setup.

Honestly, if you’ve got the patience, hold out for that Saturday the 26th afternoon session. It’s the only time in this whole forecast where conditions line up for a half-decent paddle.

Rusty

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