Surf Forecasts:
Fly Roads surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, ESE swell with 269 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fly Roads this week:
The surf forecast for Fly Roads over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fly Roads in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fly Roads over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Fly Roads has got cookin’ for us.
To be straight with you, this is a pretty quiet stretch ahead. For a solid week, from Monday the 17th right through to Monday the 24th, there’s just nothing doing. We’re talkin’ tiny dribblers under 3 ft, mixed with onshore or cross-shore wind, and energy readings barely tickling the dial – you’ll see combined energy numbers down around 10 to 90 (weak). Not worth wetting a wetsuit for.
The first real glimmer of hope shows up Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. The wind goes glassy – dead calm – and we get a clean, knee-high 2 ft swell rolling in from the S with a solid 11-second period (moderate wave energy at 121). It’s small, but it’s clean. You’ll find a few little crumbly shoulders if you’re patient. That’s about as good as it gets for the whole rundown.
After that, the wind picks up again and we slip back into a run of poor conditions through the end of August. The swell tries to build – by Saturday the 29th we’re looking at 7 ft from the S with strong energy (707), but the wind is a messy cross-onshore at 25 mph. It’s not a paddle surfer’s wave; honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than a traditional paddle session. That big S swell is coming with short 9-second period, too, so it’ll be lumpy and disorganised.
Into the first days of September, there’s a bit more size – Tuesday the 1st shows 7 ft from the S with very strong energy (1797) and a better 14-second period. But it’s still a cross-onshore wind, so the quality is questionable. Might be a sneaky one for experts on a good sandbank, but I wouldn't pencil it in.
Fly Roads is your only break on the menu here. It’s a very consistent, exposed beach break, so it picks up everything. But for this 16-day window, “consistent” just means consistent mediocrity. The water temp is sitting at 64°F with a 2°F anomaly – that’s pretty much average for the time of year, no surprises there.
So, the best on offer: Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. Tiny and clean with glassy conditions. It’s not epic, but it’s the cleanest wave in a long dry spell.
Hang in there. Forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | S 21 | S 17 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 181 | 188 | 169 | 136 | 92 | 269 | 132 | 82 | 64 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 95 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:32PM1.42m | 12:11PM1.49m | 00:10AM1.27m | 12:55PM1.45m | 00:53AM1.13m | 1:46PM1.43m | 1:48AM1.02m | 2:47PM1.42m | 3:14AM0.96m | 3:53PM1.45m | 4:50AM0.98m | 4:53PM1.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.51m | 5:47AM0.42m | 6:27PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.51m | 7:26PM0.68m | 6:55AM0.59m | 8:40PM0.72m | 7:38AM0.65m | 10:04PM0.70m | 8:36AM0.69m | 11:12PM0.63m | 9:46AM0.70m | 00:01AM0.54m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 109 | 53 | 97 | 57 | 136 | 84 | 269 | 132 | 82 | 64 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ENE 9 | S 21 | S 17 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 44 | 7 | 70 | 111 | 92 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 95 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 15 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | — | S 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | S 9 | — | S 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 117 | 181 | 188 | 169 | — | — | — | 36 | — | 8 | — | — | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | 17 | 26 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 152 | 35 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 132 | 57 | 71 | 687 | 129 | 2 | 82 | 0 |
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