Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 27 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 8PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1388
1248
1208
1187
1114
1049
934
917
750
658
584
573
470
452
452
443
386
394
340
290
244
202
198
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NE
5
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
20
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:03PM1.30m
5:53AM1.04m
6:42PM1.41m
6:33AM1.02m
7:19PM1.50m
7:13AM1.01m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.17m
00:16AM0.39m
11:55AM0.17m
1:05AM0.38m
12:28PM0.18m
1:49AM0.38m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
17
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
21
20
19
20
20
17
18
18
17
15
16
18
20
18
18
19
18
18
17
19
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
22
20
17
19
16
15
12
13
14
16
14
13
15
13
13
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
12
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1565
1388
1248
1208
1187
1114
1049
934
917
750
658
584
573
470
452
452
443
386
394
340
290
244
202
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
1
NNE
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.8
NNE
6
0.2
S
8
0.9
N
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
8
2
2
8
8
60
7
6
6
42
6
56
5
24
56
27
6
22
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
23
3
3
2
7
10
11
28
6
27
6
25
5
5
21
23
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
7
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
42
51
49
52
54
74
41
102
83
113
12
24
28
26
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
15
36
4
1
0
0
4
0
4
34
0
0
1
1
1
17
34
17
34
34
17
34
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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