Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1678
1643
1805
1866
1835
1840
1871
1728
1728
1591
1565
1388
1365
1208
1079
1042
988
862
835
917
813
573
562
520
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SE
10
N
10
WNW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM1.13m
5:20PM1.19m
5:08AM1.08m
6:03PM1.30m
5:53AM1.04m
6:42PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.18m
11:21PM0.40m
11:20AM0.17m
00:16AM0.39m
11:55AM0.17m
1:05AM0.38m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
20
2
11
8
2
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
19
17
15
16
21
22
23
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
21
19
20
21
23
20
20
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
1678
1643
1805
1866
1835
1840
1871
1728
1728
1591
1565
1388
1365
1208
1079
1042
988
862
835
917
813
573
562
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
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
0.2
S
10
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
24
21
21
60
18
16
15
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
2
2
8
8
7
31
33
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
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
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
23
3
3
5
5
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
4
Energy kJ
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
4
76
76
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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