Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 06 May 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
440
375
354
345
338
340
340
340
284
239
194
190
154
120
90
65
66
68
48
49
54
55
55
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSE
25
SW
20
SW
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM1.67m
11:27AM1.17m
11:19PM1.62m
12:21PM1.14m
00:04AM1.57m
1:19PM1.14m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.47m
4:42PM0.69m
6:20AM0.50m
5:30PM0.76m
7:11AM0.52m
6:27PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
18
15
17
19
19
19
18
15
15
12
17
17
17
14
12
11
8
7
11
18
20
18
15
17
17
14
16
18
17
16
16
13
11
7
11
8
8
5
5
5
3
1
4
12
18
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
Energy kJ
451
440
375
354
345
338
340
340
340
284
239
194
190
154
120
619
1465
1465
1253
1037
804
598
494
494
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
31
60
57
32
58
46
40
25
15
15
7
11
3
6
6
90
65
66
68
48
49
54
55
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
53
2
52
22
16
15
14
14
3
12
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
SW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
9
3.5
S
11
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
10
Energy kJ
5
5
2
3
2
11
14
4
3
2
33
107
145
959
2912
2
3
3
882
1119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
4
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
2
31
31
31
0
0
0
3
165
167
292
9
20
2
2
0
0
0
42
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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