Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 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
23.2° 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 8PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (22 May)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
0
0
!
!
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0
!
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0
0
0
0
!
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3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3728
7223
7669
7189
6730
5638
4577
4512
4786
4759
4759
4837
4441
4068
3763
3213
2779
2603
2351
2222
1913
981
859
1514
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM0.87m
1:18AM1.41m
2:21PM0.89m
2:20AM1.29m
3:32PM0.97m
3:22AM1.20m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.33m
8:20AM0.20m
7:45PM0.38m
9:14AM0.19m
9:01PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:58
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
12
12
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
12
0.4
SSW
13
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
ESE
12
0.1
S
21
4
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
2069
55
3798
3891
4121
9
4068
3763
3213
2779
2603
2351
2222
1913
981
859
1514
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
12
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
31
5
4
4
747
760
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
12
5
SSE
12
5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
Energy kJ
3728
7223
7669
7189
6730
5638
4577
4512
4786
4759
4759
4837
4441
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
5
4
6
4
5
2
2
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
671
671
778
251
76
80
76
80
598
598
670
69
69
69
23
69
69
23
23
23
4
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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