Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 24 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
25.6° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109991111111111111414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367332279282231235230181177227157322322308313334346384352336630563500811
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
1.34
1:30AM
1.20
1:34PM
1.22
2:32AM
1.26
2:32PM
1.11
3:45AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
0.33
7:16PM
0.22
7:33AM
0.40
8:01PM
0.25
8:45AM
0.47
8:54PM
0.29
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:45----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----211----------------
Temp. °C212324252322222122262826252424232329302825252424
Feels °C (?)222324232121222124282825252425242531302929282524
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