Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is

21.1°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	69	93	84	64	101	129	129	120	123	142	142	118	178	118	118	151	212	277	284	252	269	370	386	454
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	11:27PM1.03m				12:11PM1.53m				00:35AM0.92m					1:22PM1.48m				3:03AM0.87m				2:43PM1.46m
Low Tide			5:20AM0.31m					7:07PM0.41m			6:21AM0.37m					8:31PM0.41m				7:36AM0.42m				9:54PM0.36m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	19	20	19	17	17	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	19	18	19	19	21	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	15	15	14	17	17	15	13	14	14	14	14	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	19	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 17	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	49	93	66	64	37	20	19	120	123	142	142	118	7	118	118	151	212	6	284	252	269	370	386	454
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 18	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 10
kJ	69	39	38	37	37	—	2	18	9	9	9	9	8	2	2	2	6	2	5	5	4	6	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	S 15	—	S 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 18	S 18	S 11	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	4	—	4	—	2	2	2	—	6	6	2	2	2	2	6	6	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 8	NNE 3	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 3	N 3	ENE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 4	ENE 8	—	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5
kJ	14	13	84	4	101	129	129	10	6	7	6	6	178	16	16	10	3	277	—	14	37	48	54	51
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	17	1	1	193	279	279	279	56	56	17	56	71	251	251	56	251	56	56	56	251	485	964	258	85
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					1	1	2	1	1			1		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	1	1	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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