Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 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
23.0° 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 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (24 May)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
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2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.4
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5087
4890
4758
4248
3888
3369
2814
2546
2222
2155
1219
922
1945
1925
1943
1895
1695
1756
1718
1621
1621
1649
1678
1671
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
2:20AM1.29m
3:32PM0.97m
3:22AM1.20m
4:31PM1.07m
4:18AM1.13m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.38m
9:14AM0.19m
9:01PM0.40m
10:02AM0.18m
10:16PM0.41m
10:43AM0.18m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
21
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
3.5
ESE
11
0.2
S
16
3
ESE
11
0.1
S
15
2.4
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
9
8
30
27
2814
21
2222
4
1219
922
1945
1925
1943
1895
1695
1756
1718
1621
1621
1649
1678
1671
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
6
747
836
3
6
6
5
25
24
21
21
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
5087
4890
4758
4248
3888
3369
2546
2155
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
671
69
69
69
69
23
23
23
23
23
23
4
4
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
1
0
23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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