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Flat Rock Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Flat Rock surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.1° 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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
1461 | 1102 | 905 | 745 | 1150 | 972 | 1080 | 1080 | 589 | 1562 | 717 | 1240 | 1040 | 813 | 884 | 1005 | 515 | 682 | 769 | 717 | 741 | 619 | 597 | 492 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.53m | 1:16PM0.86m | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:47PM0.87m | 3:00AM1.39m | 4:06PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.32m | 6:47PM0.38m | 8:57AM0.30m | 8:06PM0.41m | 10:02AM0.25m | 9:28PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 10 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 213 | 430 | 607 | 718 | 706 | 902 | 625 | 604 | 589 | 4 | 143 | 4 | 4 | 235 | 96 | 4 | 113 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1461 | 1102 | 905 | 745 | 1150 | 972 | 1080 | 1080 | 462 | 1562 | 717 | 1240 | 1040 | 813 | 884 | 1005 | 515 | 682 | 769 | 717 | 741 | 619 | 597 | 492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 530 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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