Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 13 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 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (13 May)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.6
E
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
503
521
469
535
505
490
490
464
452
277
493
536
493
452
430
362
372
337
306
314
283
283
298
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM1.20m
5:49PM1.26m
5:47AM1.20m
6:32PM1.43m
6:37AM1.20m
7:16PM1.58m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.18m
11:51PM0.34m
11:57AM0.14m
00:47AM0.27m
12:37PM0.11m
1:41AM0.22m
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:04
5:02
5:01
5:01
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
62
93
66
64
56
83
60
54
55
53
137
34
33
33
452
362
372
337
8
18
283
283
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
62
61
61
39
38
37
35
35
35
52
34
34
28
3
3
3
3
31
29
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
25
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
13
4
4
10
9
37
30
29
27
25
34
22
21
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.6
E
7
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
529
503
521
469
535
505
490
490
464
452
277
493
536
493
430
306
314
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
69
154
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
15
23
4
4
23
23
23
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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