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Flat Rock in Newcastle is a quite exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. There is a left breaking reef. Best around mid tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks and locals.

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Overall Flat Rock Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Flat Rock:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cowrie Hole	0 mi
Second closest break	Newcastle Beach	0 mi
Third closest break	Bar Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Dixon Park	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Nobbys Reef	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Flat Rock:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4781 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4809 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4940 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4996 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5309 mi
Tide stations nearest to Flat Rock:
Closest tide station	Newcastle, Australia	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Swansea, Australia	12 mi
Third closest tide station	Port Stephens, Australia	27 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Broughton Island, Australia	39 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Gosford, Australia	43 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Flat Rock:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	280 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	307 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	312 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	316 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	374 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Flat Rock:
Closest city location	Newcastle (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Kahibah (Australia)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Lambton (Australia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Kotara (Australia)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	New Lambton (Australia)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Flat Rock is Richmond Airport (RCM) in Australia, 120 km (75 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Flat Rock is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD), also in Australia, 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Third is Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Camden Airport (CDU) in Australia is 160 km (99 miles) away.
• Tamworth Airport (TMW), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Flat Rock and is 224 km (139 miles) away.