Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
440
434
618
697
697
970
1163
557
494
557
932
1061
663
663
716
676
610
536
546
546
536
526
448
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
10
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM1.30m
9:22PM1.74m
9:53AM1.25m
9:59PM1.72m
10:38AM1.20m
10:38PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.48m
4:03AM0.40m
3:24PM0.54m
4:46AM0.43m
4:01PM0.61m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
4
Temp °C
18
21
23
23
21
20
19
17
16
20
23
23
20
19
17
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
19
22
21
19
19
18
17
16
15
17
18
19
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
494
440
3
3
3
3
627
563
557
494
557
569
656
663
663
716
676
610
536
546
546
536
526
448
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
5
2
31
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
5
5
6
6
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
Energy kJ
434
618
697
697
970
1163
932
1061
8
6
18
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
31
31
295
295
295
285
80
2
0
0
31
80
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
2
0
0
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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