Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 10 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is

22.1°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 (08 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	8s
Evening (08 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 8						Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	3	4	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	0	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	496	609	816	1231	2232	2614	1877	1660	1345	1018	992	1039	1092	1390	1616	1814	1733	1324	1046	925	771	693	608	505
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	S	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:28AM1.50m				8:30PM1.13m				9:05AM1.56m				9:07PM1.08m				9:41AM1.59m				9:43PM1.03m
Low Tide				2:49PM0.27m				2:26AM0.14m				3:33PM0.29m				2:57AM0.17m				4:16PM0.32m				3:29AM0.20m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	18	19	18	16	14	14	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	17	21	23	22	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	13	10	11	11	11	10	10	13	15	15	17	16	16	15	16	19	20	18	18	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	39	61	81	73	82	72	49	1391	1005	1018	992	1039	1092	1390	1616	1814	1733	1324	1046	925	771	693	608	505
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	15	5	37	21	35	20	20	48	47	45	44	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	36	20	18	20	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	NE 12	S 18	N 13	N 13	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 9	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	41	23	6	3	3	—	—	19	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	30	30	29	—	18	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 11	NNE 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	496	609	816	1231	2232	2614	1877	1660	1345	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	50	80	83	73	70
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	34	278	279	279	366	75	4	4	4	0	23	23	23	4	0	0	0	4	258	251	170	67	4	0
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Rating (10 max)	2						4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	2	3	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	9	9	7	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4

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