Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
24.0° 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 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
1219
795
1045
857
1567
1360
1176
1048
979
948
1028
802
778
716
804
735
593
555
487
456
429
339
193
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM0.86m
1:45AM1.45m
2:47PM0.87m
3:00AM1.39m
4:06PM0.94m
4:07AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.38m
8:57AM0.30m
8:06PM0.41m
10:02AM0.25m
9:28PM0.40m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:09
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
21
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
20
21
20
20
19
21
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
706
747
505
359
341
4
4
200
240
4
4
92
54
52
47
16
4
31
30
24
14
429
339
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
22
22
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1150
1219
795
1045
857
1567
1360
1176
1048
979
948
1028
802
778
716
804
735
593
555
487
456
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
530
69
319
34
23
34
34
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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