Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 04 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
23.1° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.2
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)77777117106788888889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2433434458944158194452245205195195229307256185189153157130130104
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
1.40
10:53PM
1.65
11:12AM
1.31
11:29PM
1.63
11:52AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
0.35
4:30PM
0.39
5:20AM
0.40
5:00PM
0.46
6:03AM
0.47
5:32PM
0.54
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:44-------6:43--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3412-11-11--------------
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Feels °C (?)181818171717161818161716171717181717171818181717
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