Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
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3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
758
747
810
885
977
979
984
904
912
866
960
1085
912
1014
1126
1482
1432
1365
1205
979
783
697
627
541
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48PM1.77m
9:04AM1.09m
9:37PM1.78m
9:57AM1.02m
10:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.10m
3:29AM0.17m
2:49PM0.12m
4:25AM0.18m
3:38PM0.16m
5:22AM0.19m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
5
11
3
3
1
3
3
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
19
17
17
17
18
22
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
18
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
758
747
810
885
977
979
904
912
1014
1126
1482
1432
1365
1205
979
783
697
627
541
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
8
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
Energy kJ
113
157
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.7
N
6
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
984
912
866
960
1085
161
198
220
255
240
9
12
21
17
11
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
76
76
76
76
4
76
147
138
147
147
147
232
193
193
36
34
1
4
0
1
0
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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