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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.4° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
2
SSE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)7788988888888888888711111012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)727892872473583583804184282563815156044024043393222882361912687631235
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
S
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.64
9:17PM
1.01
9:36AM
1.66
9:55PM
1.03
10:11AM
1.65
10:32PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
0.33
2:49AM
0.29
4:22PM
0.27
3:30AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.23
4:11AM
0.24
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
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rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
1111623212422311--11----
Temp. °C232626262423232223242423232322222324242423222120
Feels °C (?)262828282625242424242322212120202021212020191918
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