Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
23.3° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888447767555666666667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)931212161426463115273437405330213341464170333231
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.27
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:50-------6:49-------6:47------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212221212019182122222121201918212222212020181821
Feels °C (?)202019202020192221201921202019212121202020191923
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