Flagler Beach Pier Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-26
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:03 UTC), Flagler Beach Pier is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is calm from the W. Flagler Beach Pier is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It's one of the more beginner-friendly breaks when it's small.

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Best conditions for Flagler Beach Pier

Flagler Beach Pier is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the E, with light wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height0–2 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionE
Best windlight wind from the N
Best tidehigh & outgoing

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 09:03 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.6 ft
Dominant period3s
Swell directionESE (117°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 41070 (23 mi away)
Wind1 kt from the WNW — NDBC GTXF1 (14 mi away)

Flagler Beach Pier 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Flagler Beach Pier from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Wed Aug 261–3 ft7s ESE7 kt SSE
Thu Aug 272–3 ft8s E6 kt S
Fri Aug 282–3 ft9s E8 kt S
Sat Aug 292 ft8s E8 kt ESE
Sun Aug 302 ft8s E8 kt ENE
Mon Aug 312 ft7s E8 kt ENE
Tue Sep 12 ft7s E7 kt E

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8720218 (MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK)), the nearest tide station (66 mi away). Times local.

Flagler Beach Pier tide chart for 2026-08-26 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 4.3ft1:04a0.4ft7:15a3.8ft1:31p0.7ft7:08p4.2ft1:48a0.3ft8:01a3.9ft2:20p0.7ft8:09pNow0.34.3

Frequently asked

Is Flagler Beach Pier working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 09:03 UTC), Flagler Beach Pier is marginal: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the SE is off its ideal E direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is calm from the W.

Is Flagler Beach Pier good for beginners?

Flagler Beach Pier tends to suit beginners at its best — the sweet spot here is small 0–2 ft surf, the most forgiving size to learn on. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Flagler Beach Pier?

Flagler Beach Pier tends to be best on a high outgoing tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Flagler Beach Pier?

The best swell direction for Flagler Beach Pier is from the east (E). Swell arriving from the east lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Flagler Beach Pier?

Flagler Beach Pier is most often good with light wind from the north (N) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Flagler Beach Pier come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41070) and the nearest NOAA tide station (MAYPORT (BAR PILOT DOCK)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Flagler Beach Pier is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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