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Flat Rock Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Flat Rock today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
915 | 682 | 658 | 584 | 505 | 470 | 394 | 394 | 386 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 198 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 180 | 192 | 246 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.41m | 6:33AM1.02m | 7:19PM1.50m | 7:13AM1.01m | 7:55PM1.56m | 7:53AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.17m | 1:05AM0.38m | 12:28PM0.18m | 1:49AM0.38m | 1:02PM0.19m | 2:32AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 915 | 682 | 658 | 584 | 505 | 470 | 394 | 394 | 386 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 290 | 244 | 239 | 198 | 192 | 156 | 117 | 142 | 180 | 192 | 246 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | S 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 57 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 76 | 6 | 85 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 102 | 95 | 101 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | N 6 | S 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 98 | — | — | 121 | 111 | 120 | 151 | 94 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 348 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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