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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.8° 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 3AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SE
2.2
SE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888888889888888777111211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28845941338237337135442771447548043438834830230134936243112781220123512771136
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
1.01
9:36AM
1.66
9:55PM
1.03
10:11AM
1.65
10:32PM
1.06
10:47AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.29
4:22PM
0.27
3:30AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.23
4:11AM
0.24
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:46-------7:46
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
112112222-----11--1-11--
Temp. °C242322222223242323232223222423232323212020222324
Feels °C (?)232322222122232121191919192120191819191817191921
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