Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.7° 

Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Flat Rock today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
365
378
325
312
305
266
272
272
231
221
199
199
165
164
215
266
310
350
341
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:27PM1.31m
1:51AM0.76m
2:24PM1.25m
3:27AM0.75m
3:29PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.52m
7:14AM0.52m
9:56PM0.48m
8:24AM0.57m
10:57PM0.42m
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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2
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1
2
2
2
3
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
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