Flies Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for the next two weeks or so.

Honestly, mate, I gotta be straight with you – this is a quiet run. The next week and a half is mostly a write-off, with tiny waves and funky winds. We’ve got a long gap with practically nothing worth paddling out for. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t show up until the tail end of the month.

The only break on the cards is Flies, a beach/jetty spot that’s fairly consistent, exposed to the SW. The water temp is sittin’ at 76°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – you might notice that little bit of extra warmth if you get in.

Sunday the 16th through Wednesday the 26th – this is the quiet patch. Swells are tiny, mostly below 2 ft, with weak energy (9 to 102), and short periods around 5 to 7 seconds. Winds are all over the place – mostly cross-on or cross-off, keeping the surface messy. There’s a sniff of something on Tuesday the 18th morning, with a little 3 ft SSE swell and clean conditions on a cross-off NNE breeze, but the energy is only moderate (100) and the wave comment says it’s still “very ordinary”. Not one you’d rush for.

Then we enter a proper flat spell. From Wednesday the 19th right through to Tuesday the 25th, it’s tiny – 0.3 ft to 2 ft, energy anywhere from 3 to 45, and just poor surf conditions nearly every session. A few clean windows on the 20th and 24th with offshore winds, but the swell just isn’t there to back it up.

Now, here’s the one that caught my eye. On Wednesday the 26th of August in the afternoon, things finally wake up. We get a moderate energy swell (201) from the SE, 2 ft at a very long 14-second period. This is proper groundswell energy. The wind is light WSW at 3 mph, swinging cross-off, making for clean conditions. The wave comment says “expect good surf conditions”. At Flies, with that long-period SE swell and clean glass, this could actually line up nice on the sandbanks. It’s not big, but it’s the standout of the whole 16-day window. Keep an eye on the 26th afternoon – that’s your session.

After that, Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th have a bit more energy (221 to 228 and 137 to 149), but winds turn cross or strong offshore, making it choppy or hard to paddle into. The 30th of August morning has a clean 3 ft SE swell at 10 seconds (132 energy), but again, it’s just “ordinary”. The only true standout remains that Wednesday afternoon.

Get ready for a lot of flat days, then aim for the 26th afternoon. That’s the one.

- Rusty

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