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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1
E
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)91010101212121111111112121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148637426314614594596493476475492607546560560464377302291238238191180133
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
4:23AM
1.41
5:39PM
1.03
5:26AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
9:25PM
0.74
11:42AM
0.60
10:41PM
0.74
12:32PM
0.51
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:14-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11-1----------
Temp. °C242322222324232221212020202021202120212121212121
Feels °C (?)222322202122211919191818191818151616181819181919
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