Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
23.0° 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 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)566666777556666656666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3439402122223746433751413838293053106126131113734343
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
10:19PM
1.66
10:36AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
4:39AM
0.35
4:30PM
0.39
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:45-------6:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------2221111
Temp. °C222120191721222322212018182021212121202021212120
Feels °C (?)212121201822212221212019192120191920191820191817
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