Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
21.2° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
SSE
0.7
NE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)7757126666744566666666656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71625351515749455475314987130176165162685335151433108
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.55
6:41AM
1.14
6:52PM
1.55
7:19AM
1.23
7:30PM
1.53
7:54AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.37
12:49AM
0.26
12:24PM
0.30
1:23AM
0.21
1:11PM
0.25
1:53AM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-5:38-------5:38-------5:39------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1112--------
Temp. °C201919181717182021212020191819191922212018171619
Feels °C (?)181618191717192119191717191718171721191716141417
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Flat Rock (moderate winds from the S at Ballina Airport Automatic Weather Station 5 km from Flat Rock). 1.3m 6s windswell from the SSE with a 0.7m 7s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km/h
S
Cross-Shore
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