Flies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Flies over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. We're looking at a long, dry spell with barely a ripple to get excited about. From now until late July, the swell is tiny and the wind is almost always blowing from the wrong direction, mostly cross-onshore, keeping things messy and flat. For over a week, from Friday the 24th right through to the end of the month, the wave energy is just pathetic, often under 100, and most sessions are a total write-off with zero scores. Honestly, it's one of those bleak runs where you're better off checking the forecast again tomorrow.

But hang on... there's a tiny glimmer of hope, and it's a long way off. Mark your calendars for Thursday, the 30th of July. The afternoon rolls in with a glassy, dead calm wind and a bit of a pulse from the south-southeast. The swell ticks up to 4ft, with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 287. It's not a monster, but it's the only time in the whole window where the conditions actually line up. You'll want to be at Flies – a beach and jetty setup that's fairly consistent. It's an exposed spot, so it catches whatever's out there, and the optimum swell is from the southwest, so this south-southeast pulse is a decent angle. The water is sitting at 69°, about a degree and a half colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll feel that little chill. Keep in mind, crowds are possible here sometimes, so if you get that glassy afternoon, you won't be the only one with the idea.

After that brief highlight, it's back to the grind. The first week of August looks ordinary again, with the wind picking up and the swell dropping back into the doldrums, with energy levels falling back under 100. There's a moment on the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August where the wind goes light and cross-offshore, and the swell is a modest 3ft from the south, but the energy is weak at 90. It's a "surfable but ordinary" kind of day – not worth a mission, but if you're desperate, you might find a clean little ripple. The rest of that week stays small and choppy, with the wind staying onshore or cross-shore, keeping the surface ugly.

So, the honest truth: the only real standout is that Thursday afternoon, the 30th of July. Everything else is a whole lot of nothing. When it's this flat for this long, forecasts can change, but right now, the board's staying in the car.

Rusty.

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