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Flat Rock Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 12AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | |
1177 | 775 | 854 | 1420 | 1550 | 1366 | 1286 | 847 | 1032 | 821 | 727 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 470 | 414 | 718 | 958 | 958 | 1121 | 1349 | 1187 | 935 | 889 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:37PM1.78m | 9:57AM1.02m | 10:28PM1.73m | 10:54AM0.95m | 11:21PM1.65m | 11:56AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.18m | 3:38PM0.16m | 5:22AM0.19m | 4:31PM0.21m | 6:21AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | — | 775 | 854 | 893 | 1004 | 1366 | 1286 | 847 | 1032 | 821 | 727 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 470 | 414 | 349 | 295 | 295 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 153 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | — | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1177 | 275 | 349 | 1420 | 1550 | 352 | — | 175 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 192 | 397 | 718 | 958 | 958 | 1121 | 1349 | 1187 | 935 | 889 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 258 | 193 | 193 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 76 | 23 | 34 | 34 |
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