Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 22 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
22.3° 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 9AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)13101010101111121111111111121111109111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111001136120412271189134812341370972972778585478401352355452452402419318295
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
1.79
12:20PM
1.23
12:24AM
1.73
1:33PM
1.20
1:31AM
1.66
2:51PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.34
5:48PM
0.61
7:26AM
0.39
6:57PM
0.68
8:37AM
0.41
8:15PM
0.71
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:22-------5:22-------5:21--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818191919191919192019202020202020202021202120
Feels °C (?)151514151515161615161616171717181817181819192119
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