Flatrock surfForecast / SA – Eyre Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 ACST
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Flatrock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flatrock sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flatrock today?

The current surf forecast for Flatrock at 7AM is: 2.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2933
3040
4233
3999
3954
3583
2902
2796
2761
2726
2497
2117
1914
1888
1888
1752
1626
1537
1398
1236
1236
1130
1019
1179
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
S
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM0.36m
11:40AM0.39m
11:23PM0.35m
11:48AM0.46m
11:40PM0.34m
12:03PM0.52m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.11m
5:43PM0.14m
5:19AM0.09m
6:09PM0.10m
5:25AM0.06m
6:35PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:50
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
26
25
26
26
13
14
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
19
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
2933
3040
4233
3999
3954
3583
2902
2796
2761
2726
2497
2117
1914
1888
1888
1752
1626
1537
1398
1236
1236
1130
1019
1179
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
905
796
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Energy kJ
9
14
21
38
49
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
42
42
42
0
0
0
44
78
204
42
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Eyre Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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