Flopster Beach
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
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Flopster Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the United Arab Emirates shoreline, opening onto the Persian Gulf — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
Today's surf at Flopster Beach
Updated 06:06 spot time
Flopster Beach surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.2 m–0.6 m knee to waist high, 0.4 m NW swell at 4.7 s. Wind up to 21 km/h NNE. Water 34°C. Best surf window around 19:00 — fun (2.5/5) with 21 km/h NNE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~31.5°C (88.7°F) on average
Jan
21.7°C
71.1°F · 19.9–24.5°C
Feb
21.3°C
70.3°F · 19.9–22.9°C
Mar
22.8°C
73°F · 21–25.3°C
Apr
25.8°C
78.4°F · 22.5–29.1°C
May
28.9°C
84°F · 26.7–31.8°C
Jun
31.8°C
89.2°F · 28.6–33.9°C
Jul
33.3°C
91.9°F · 31.3–35.1°C
Aug
33.8°C
92.8°F · 32.5–35.4°C
Sep
33.2°C
91.8°F · 31.9–34.5°C
Oct
31.5°C
88.7°F · 29.9–33.3°C
Nov
28.3°C
82.9°F · 26.5–30.3°C
Dec
24.7°C
76.5°F · 21.2–27°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–N
Best wind
E–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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