Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 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
23.4° 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 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (21 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1646
1667
1728
2121
2419
2990
3230
3533
3562
7115
7253
6894
6691
5346
4603
4349
4369
4185
3931
3682
3371
3107
3466
3171
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56AM0.89m
00:18AM1.53m
1:06PM0.87m
1:18AM1.41m
2:21PM0.89m
2:20AM1.29m
Low Tide
5:29PM0.27m
7:21AM0.20m
6:34PM0.33m
8:20AM0.20m
7:45PM0.38m
9:14AM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
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4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.7
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
3
SE
12
0.1
S
22
3
ESE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
219
219
177
146
118
71
822
1321
2329
9
2497
2964
3171
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
66
31
8
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
1646
1667
1728
2121
2419
2990
3230
3533
3562
7115
7253
6894
6691
5346
4603
4349
4369
4185
3931
3682
3371
3107
3466
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
8
3
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
251
251
76
76
80
76
80
245
245
278
698
245
80
76
76
80
598
598
706
69
69
69
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
4
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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