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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)666666777777998898888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84141946666526265858591104138161188410363401346434489439382355
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
5
NW
15
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
1.59
8:36PM
0.97
9:01AM
1.64
9:17PM
1.01
9:36AM
1.66
9:55PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.35
3:14PM
0.40
2:07AM
0.32
3:49PM
0.33
2:49AM
0.29
4:22PM
0.27
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:46-------7:46--
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mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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Rain (mm)
-1112-242214112751222213
Temp. °C252424252425252424232222252524222223222324242322
Feels °C (?)272628272428302827252323262626222224222324232221
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