Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 22 Jan 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
1.9
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
SE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)8891010101010101010109999556665154
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)689804535439363320183196105817251334684278574959918910615
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
20
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
NW
5
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.36
11:59AM
1.61
12:43AM
1.39
12:44PM
1.50
1:30AM
1.42
1:35PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54PM
0.20
5:45AM
0.43
6:31PM
0.24
6:36AM
0.45
7:10PM
0.30
7:35AM
0.49
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset8:01-------8:00-------8:00-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020191920212120202019192123232222212020242526
Feels °C (?)161616161618181917181919202122201921232322262526
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