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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 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
23.9° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)866887777777777778767856
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755346304740681271971861591091097789861034147443810762125
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.34
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.69
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:05-------8:04-------8:04-
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
91--------------------1-
Temp. °C171819202121212120202122232323222222232424232222
Feels °C (?)161820202120212020212323232222222323232323202022
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