Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
802
834
753
676
535
470
410
347
347
296
249
244
202
198
161
156
158
153
153
149
116
111
106
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:15AM1.33m
10:17PM1.92m
11:14AM1.30m
11:12PM1.85m
12:16PM1.27m
00:10AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.20m
3:44PM0.48m
5:11AM0.23m
4:40PM0.55m
6:10AM0.28m
5:41PM0.62m
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
13
13
13
14
11
12
11
10
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.3
S
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
575
802
834
753
676
535
364
529
533
780
1005
249
244
780
796
792
156
158
153
153
149
116
111
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
470
410
347
347
296
202
198
161
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
1
S
6
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
5
8
10
67
612
909
1021
1593
1478
1092
1092
1129
1131
1178
1032
1113
1075
993
660
515
494
439
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
43
3
8
0
2
2
2
95
2
2
2
2
89
108
97
126
178
95
43
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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