Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
24.8° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
2.3
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)566668778999121212121213121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88101665935588439405486688645506117012111293123111641958171731653149295036952532
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
15
NW
15
W
20
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
1.59
8:30AM
1.31
8:59PM
1.67
9:15AM
1.23
9:46PM
1.69
10:03AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.18
2:29PM
0.12
3:28AM
0.18
3:09PM
0.14
4:23AM
0.22
3:52PM
0.19
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242321202021222221211918182021212120181717192121
Feels °C (?)222118151517181817181716161819181818161515161717
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