Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
18.5° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
SSW
1
S
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666666666668878878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88433426444545441818121213148246951156656
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
10
SE
10
NW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.27
6:42PM
1.62
7:22AM
1.36
7:23PM
1.60
7:56AM
1.43
8:00PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
0.23
12:23PM
0.42
1:15AM
0.20
1:09PM
0.35
1:48AM
0.19
1:51PM
0.30
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
Sunset-----5:45-------5:46-------5:46--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------12--------------
Temp. °C151412172223222016151619232119161312111519201817
Feels °C (?)141210141919211813121215191917118981115151313
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 2 km from Flat Rock has become light (light winds from the NNW at Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station). Waves should be turning clean at Flat Rock. 0.9m 5s windswell from the E to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 58 min ago

9 km/h
NNW
Clean
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