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Flat Rock Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
526 | 526 | 459 | 459 | 451 | 442 | 434 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 288 | 346 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.20m | 10:38PM1.67m | 11:27AM1.17m | 11:19PM1.62m | 12:21PM1.14m | 00:04AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.61m | 5:32AM0.47m | 4:42PM0.69m | 6:20AM0.50m | 5:30PM0.76m | 7:11AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 526 | 526 | 459 | 459 | 451 | 442 | 434 | 354 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 288 | 346 | 284 | 239 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 120 | 183 | 832 | 1439 | 1351 | 1253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 60 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 89 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 31 | 60 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 9 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 99 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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