Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.84° S 153.61° E

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Flat Rock sea temperature is

21.4°C

Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Flat Rock today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Flat Rock at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ESE 7	S 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	88	70	51	134	79	294	183	133	99	73	68	68	50	49	70	57	56	52	50	57	55	61	55	83
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	ENE	W	SW	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide				9:37AM1.65m				9:49PM1.19m				10:21AM1.70m				10:36PM1.11m					11:09AM1.69m
Low Tide		3:02AM0.13m				4:06PM0.21m				3:41AM0.14m				4:59PM0.22m				4:23AM0.17m					5:55PM0.25m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	23	23	22	23	21	19	20	22	22	22	20	21	22	20	21	21	19	19	18	18	20	19	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 5	NNE 7	SSE 6	SSE 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	S 8	E 7	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	E 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	88	70	40	51	64	294	183	133	99	60	47	39	50	38	70	48	43	52	42	57	55	55	55	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SSE 5	NNE 7	S 11	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	SE 5	SE 6	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 7	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 16	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	42	36	51	9	38	35	35	22	24	73	68	68	36	49	56	57	56	42	50	34	33	24	31	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 8	ENE 8	E 13	S 11	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	4	43	44	4	79	3	3	3	3	20	21	15	15	9	9	9	9	7	4	4	4	4	47	83
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	—	—	ESE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	—	E 8	E 4	E 4
kJ	33	—	—	134	75	69	59	91	71	—	—	—	11	10	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	61	14	17
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	15	15	4	4	23	23	36	17	0	0	0	0	4	69	15	1	0	0	0	4	69	69	23	23
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	1	4	4	4	1	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5

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