Flat Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
ESE
11
5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1199
1106
1044
1106
1267
1072
1640
1869
2622
5296
4537
4107
3892
3555
3421
3338
2990
2804
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
11:24PM1.47m
12:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.16m
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
6:00AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
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