Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 3 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is

20.5°C

Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 6AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (09 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 9								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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)	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	542	488	436	380	328	352	311	273	257	358	865	1357	1648	1286	1352	1157	1055	907	834	741	450	414	414	538
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	S	E	NE	NE	SE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:52AM1.20m					7:11PM1.69m				7:35AM1.31m				7:53PM1.66m				8:15AM1.39m				8:32PM1.59m
Low Tide		1:02AM0.21m			12:39PM0.20m					1:41AM0.15m				1:30PM0.15m				2:17AM0.13m				2:16PM0.13m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	18	17	16	16	17	14	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	SE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 14	SE 10	S 23	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 22	SSE 19	E 13	S 9	S 10	S 10	E 9
kJ	542	488	436	380	328	352	311	273	56	60	14	14	4	50	42	52	99	154	117	4	450	414	414	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12	E 8	ENE 8	S 20	S 18	S 23	E 9	E 15	E 9	E 15	E 9	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14
kJ	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	38	13	14	8	6	11	14	4	7	4	6	4	4	4	4	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 16	ESE 13	E 9	NE 6	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	S 23	E 15	E 15	—	E 14	N 16	N 16	S 22	S 22	S 21	S 21
kJ	5	2	2	2	2	5	17	13	1	4	4	4	4	11	4	4	—	4	5	5	9	9	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	6	257	358	865	1357	1648	1286	1352	1157	1055	907	834	741	250	217	173	538
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	Backsides NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	34	34	0	0	0	0	23	279	69	4	23	34	193	494	529	251	69	75	34	34	34	23	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Brunswick Heads North	Angourie Point	Angourie Point	Broken Head	Mullaway	Angourie Point	The Pass		Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Cabarita	Brunswick Heads North					Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Brunswick Heads North	Cabarita	Arrawarra	The Pass	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2		2	2	2	2					3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	8	8	6	6	6	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	9	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	8	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	9	7	8	8	9	9	7	5

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