Flat Rock Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.84° S 153.61° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.0° 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 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sat 23		Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	!	!	!	!	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	5087	4890	4758	4248	3888	3369	2814	2546	2222	2155	1219	922	1945	1925	1943	1895	1695	1756	1718	1621	1621	1649	1678	1671
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on
High Tide				2:20AM1.29m				3:32PM0.97m				3:22AM1.20m					4:31PM1.07m				4:18AM1.13m
Low Tide		7:45PM0.38m				9:14AM0.19m				9:01PM0.40m					10:02AM0.18m				10:16PM0.41m				10:43AM0.18m


	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Feels °C	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	19	20	19	20	21	20	21	20	20	20	21	21	23	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 18	ESE 11	S 16	ESE 11	S 15	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	—	—	9	8	30	27	2814	21	2222	4	1219	922	1945	1925	1943	1895	1695	1756	1718	1621	1621	1649	1678	1671
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	S 13	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	747	836	3	—	—	—	6	6	5	25	24	21	21	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	ESE 11	—	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5087	4890	4758	4248	3888	3369	—	2546	—	2155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	Lennox Head NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Sharps Beach NSW - North Coast	Flat Rock NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	671	69	69	69	69	23	23	23	23	23	23	4	4	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	1	0	23
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales		Turners Beach	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Black Rock	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)		4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Forresters NSW - Newcastle	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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