Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
23.1° 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 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
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 (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121212111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68454543429021916311275734746452522212121201888888
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
onononglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.32
5:27AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.44
6:15AM
1.56
6:50PM
1.56
7:02AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.61
11:57AM
0.37
12:07AM
0.49
12:34PM
0.32
12:55AM
0.38
1:12PM
0.29
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:13-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:30-------5:30
clear
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. °C181716151417192019181513141922212120191815192425
Feels °C (?)161513121115171716161411121620181920201915182322
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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