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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 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
25.8° 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 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)88888888888887771111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44841340342741344648147749238833026427030636233447111321141119310801060991954
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
1.66
9:55PM
1.03
10:11AM
1.65
10:32PM
1.06
10:47AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.29
4:22PM
0.27
3:30AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.23
4:11AM
0.24
5:27PM
0.20
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:03-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:46-------7:46--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2122221----111-----1----
Temp. °C222223242423232323222222232423232120202223242222
Feels °C (?)212222232221201920192020201918191918181920212022
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