Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 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
23.2° 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: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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0
0
0
!
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2
!
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.3
SE
10
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4970
4817
5027
4012
4759
4758
5067
4545
3828
3270
2872
2467
2222
2031
1980
1061
1791
1770
1752
1706
1616
1602
1593
1525
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:21PM0.89m
2:20AM1.29m
3:32PM0.97m
3:22AM1.20m
4:31PM1.07m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.20m
7:45PM0.38m
9:14AM0.19m
9:01PM0.40m
10:02AM0.18m
10:16PM0.41m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
32
4012
3891
3956
4516
4068
30
27
2872
2467
2222
2031
1049
1061
1791
1770
1752
1706
1616
1602
1593
1525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
6
21
4
747
747
3
3
3
6
6
5
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
1.9
S
10
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
4970
4817
5027
652
4759
4758
5067
4545
3828
3270
1980
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
2
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
76
206
598
665
671
69
69
69
69
69
23
23
23
4
4
4
4
23
23
23
23
23
23
17
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
4
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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