Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
3
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1433
1405
1679
1199
1064
821
657
627
550
550
480
414
847
1029
1158
1517
1689
1345
1055
1055
1173
1565
1965
2121
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:57AM1.02m
10:28PM1.73m
10:54AM0.95m
11:21PM1.65m
11:56AM0.89m
00:18AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.18m
3:38PM0.16m
5:22AM0.19m
4:31PM0.21m
6:21AM0.20m
5:29PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
2
2
1
2
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
20
18
17
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
17
15
15
17
20
20
19
18
17
17
20
21
21
21
16
13
13
13
12
14
16
14
12
11
11
9
10
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1433
1405
1346
1199
1064
821
657
627
550
550
480
414
349
295
251
249
214
210
210
205
207
170
184
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
109
97
2
2
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
7
1.7
N
6
3
NE
10
1.7
N
7
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
1.8
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
356
217
1679
294
6
19
19
13
8
51
173
352
847
1029
1158
1517
1689
1345
1055
1055
1173
1565
1965
2121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
34
34
99
1
34
34
0
4
4
4
23
23
34
34
34
80
34
193
34
251
76
76
76
80
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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