Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
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
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
354
345
338
338
340
340
284
239
194
190
154
120
89
65
66
47
48
50
55
55
55
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:27AM1.17m
11:19PM1.62m
12:21PM1.14m
00:04AM1.57m
1:19PM1.14m
00:55AM1.51m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.47m
4:42PM0.69m
6:20AM0.50m
5:30PM0.76m
7:11AM0.52m
6:27PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
20
18
15
15
12
17
17
16
14
12
10
8
7
11
18
20
18
15
13
12
14
16
18
17
18
16
13
11
7
11
8
7
5
5
4
3
1
4
12
18
13
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.6
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
375
354
345
338
338
340
340
284
239
194
190
154
120
371
1379
1719
1532
1148
873
669
575
510
821
898
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
57
32
58
46
40
25
15
15
7
7
3
6
6
89
65
66
47
48
50
55
55
55
55
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
2
3
22
16
15
14
14
3
12
3
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.6
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
9
21
4
2
3
16
88
140
11
2831
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
2
31
31
31
0
0
0
3
175
175
281
3
20
2
0
0
0
0
8
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
6
6
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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