Secret spot?We can hide it! Flat Rock Surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia6 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 May 2013 ESTFlat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 10 | - | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
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| Energy (?) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
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Wind (km/h) |
 15 |
25 |
25 |
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| Wind State (?) | cross- off |
cross- off |
off | cross- off |
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off | cross- off |
off | off | cross | cross- off |
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cross | cross | cross- off |
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High Tide / height (m) |
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2:25AM 1.41 |
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3:34PM 1.35 |
3:25AM 1.39 |
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4:24PM 1.45 |
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4:25AM 1.39 |
5:11PM 1.56 |
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5:23AM 1.40 |
5:58PM 1.68 |
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6:19AM 1.42 |
6:44PM 1.79 |
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7:14AM 1.44 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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8:24PM 0.76 |
9:05AM 0.49 |
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9:28PM 0.71 |
9:53AM 0.46 |
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10:30PM 0.62 |
10:40AM 0.43 |
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11:28PM 0.51 |
11:27AM 0.39 |
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12:22AM 0.40 |
12:15PM 0.36 |
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1:15AM 0.30 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Newcastle, Australia which is 1 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Flat Rock. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Flat Rock blow from the WNW
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Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is 23.5 °C (Statistics for 18 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 max: 22.8 min: 19.6 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sat | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 27 | 12 | ||||||
| High °C | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | ||||||
| Low °C | 15 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 18 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | 6:41 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:00 | - | - | 16:59 | - | - | 16:59 | - | - | 16:58 | - | - | 16:58 | - | - | 16:57 | - | - | ||||||
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The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Flat Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Flat Rock at:
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Information about the Flat Rock Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Flat Rock provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Flat Rock can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Flat Rock surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Flat Rock) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Flat Rock may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Newcastle? If you are looking for accommodation near Flat Rock, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Newcastle, consider staying in Newcastle which is 2 km (1 miles) away. Other places in and around Newcastle where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Catherine Hill Bay which is 30 km (19 miles) away, Port Stephens, Cessnock and Central Coast.
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