Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 13 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)888888889999996666777767
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180176181172172168143142141138118979591778891839788102865246
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.22
4:39PM
0.89
6:20AM
1.32
5:53PM
0.88
7:06AM
1.42
6:58PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.65
10:51PM
0.37
1:03PM
0.61
11:42PM
0.38
1:55PM
0.55
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------6:00-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:47-------7:47--
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C242323242625242423232425262524232323232525252423
Feels °C (?)262424252624242524242523252424242424232525252525
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