Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 10 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is

21.7°C

Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (09 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
	Sun 8		Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	4	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	0	1	0	0	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1721	2316	1742	1520	1539	1374	1347	1381	1421	1447	1616	1500	1390	1198	1046	973	802	705	608	572
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	S	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:30PM1.13m				9:05AM1.56m				9:07PM1.08m				9:41AM1.59m				9:43PM1.03m
Low Tide				2:26AM0.14m				3:33PM0.29m				2:57AM0.17m				4:16PM0.32m				3:29AM0.20m


	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	16	14	15	17	19	19	18	18	17	16	17	21	22	22	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	12	12	11	10	11	13	15	15	15	17	17	15	16	20	19	18	18	17	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	72	80	49	1250	1275	1374	1347	1381	1421	1447	1616	1500	1390	1198	1046	973	802	705	608	572
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	20	34	19	48	47	46	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	36	20	20	20	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	—	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	N 16	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	3	—	—	19	31	31	32	34	35	35	35	35	30	30	30	—	5	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 11	NNE 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5
kJ	1721	2316	1742	1520	1539	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	47	61	65	73	67
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	366	75	4	4	4	0	23	23	23	4	0	0	0	4	251	756	147	67	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4

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