Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 27 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
23.1° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1871
1728
1591
1591
1565
1388
1248
1227
1079
1024
970
953
835
826
658
658
556
524
452
443
443
443
386
394
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
NNW
5
WNW
20
W
5
ENE
5
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:08AM1.08m
6:03PM1.30m
5:53AM1.04m
6:42PM1.41m
6:33AM1.02m
7:19PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.40m
11:20AM0.17m
00:16AM0.39m
11:55AM0.17m
1:05AM0.38m
12:28PM0.18m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
6
20
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
19
18
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
15
18
21
19
17
18
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
20
19
19
21
22
19
18
15
16
16
12
15
18
14
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1871
1728
1591
1591
1565
1388
1248
1227
1079
1024
970
953
835
826
658
658
556
524
452
443
443
443
386
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
S
8
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
Energy kJ
15
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
2
2
8
8
49
47
30
21
24
35
45
12
24
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
23
3
3
5
7
7
6
6
6
13
12
25
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
3
Energy kJ
1
78
67
27
48
68
43
5
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17
17
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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