Flynns Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board. Rusty here, and I've been staring at the charts for this stretch. Look, it's a bit of a slow burn, but patience will pay off. We’re in for a solid run of southerly groundswell, but it’s gonna come with some wind drama early on. Let's break it down.

First up, we're looking at Flynns Reef. For this whole first week, the wind is just a pain. For Sunday the 13th, it's pumping a cross-shore at 19 mph, which is chopping things up even with a long period 4ft SW swell (611 energy). It’s messy. Monday isn't much better, with cross-onshore winds dropping the swell size. Tuesday the 15th sees a jump in size – 7ft in the morning and 8ft by the afternoon – but it's getting blasted by 28 mph cross-onshore winds. That's not surf, that's a washing machine. Wednesday the 16th brings a serious push of energy – 6882 (strong) with a 10ft SW swell at 15 seconds – but it's still lumpy with cross-shore wind. The quality is just marginal. We basically don't have a decent option until the end of the week.

Now, keep your eyes peeled for Monday the 21st. The morning is a complete game-changer. The wind drops to dead glassy, calm, with a 6ft SW groundswell (1185 energy). That’s going to be clean. But the real standout, the one you wait for, is Tuesday the 22nd. Flynns Reef is going to be absolutely cooking. An 8ft SW groundswell with a long 16-second period, pushing through with a light cross-offshore breeze. That’s a clean, heavy, powerful reef break. This is for experienced surfers only – 8ft on a reef with that energy (3589) is not a beginner wave. The morning session is your best bet; the afternoon wind picks up a notch but it's still clean.

After that big push, Wednesday the 23rd holds onto a quality 5ft SW swell at 15-16 seconds, with clean cross-offshore winds all day. It’s very good. Thursday the 24th is a bit tricky. The swell is bigger again at 8ft with a massive 19-second period (4186 energy). The wind is light offshore in the morning, but it's a bit of a straight-shooter period for that wave height, which might make it a bit closed-out at times. The afternoon session, with a cross-offshore breeze, is cleaner and better shaped.

The forecast confidence is high for that Tuesday to Thursday window. It’s the clear winner. After that, the swell backs off into the final weekend, with smaller waves and onshore winds returning. Nothing to write home about.

Stay patient, let the early week winds blow through, and be on the reef Tuesday morning. It’ll be worth the wait.

Rusty.

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