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Flat Rock Beach kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

Australia · Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 8 m -28.84 | 153.6

Overview

Flat Rock Beach is a kitesurfing spot located near Ballina, on the north coast of New South Wales. This beach offers surfing and kitesurfing conditions with a characteristic flat reef. The spot works with northeast and south winds. Watch out for rocks at low tide. Ocean conditions with waves. Suitable for intermediate to advanced riders.
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Spot forecast for Flat Rock Beach

Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 18:57

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now04:331 m09:490.6 m16:331.4 m23:240.5 m05:271.1 m10:550.6 m17:231.5 m00:020.4 m06:091.2 m11:510.5 m18:061.5 m00:360.3 m06:461.4 m12:410.4 m18:461.5 m01:080.2 m07:221.5 m13:270.3 m19:261.5 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m

Flat Rock Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

293h

in December · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to February, peaking in December: 26 rideable days a month and 293 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is June, at 9.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D 0 10 20 30 January: 27 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 21.5 rideable days M April: 20.5 rideable days A May: 16.5 rideable days M June: 9.5 rideable days9.5 d J July: 12.5 rideable days J August: 23 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 19 °C. The wettest month is March, with 380 mm.

Monthly averages: Flat Rock Beach
Monthly averages — Flat Rock Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 219 h 27 °C 199 mm
February 23.5 195 h 27 °C 116 mm
March 21.5 208 h 25 °C 380 mm
April 20.5 146 h 24 °C 229 mm
May 16.5 117 h 22 °C 152 mm
June 9.5 48 h 19 °C 69 mm
July 12.5 85 h 19 °C 69 mm
August 23.0 162 h 21 °C 123 mm
September 24.0 171 h 23 °C 95 mm
October 27.5 232 h 25 °C 93 mm
November 27.0 248 h 26 °C 177 mm
December 29.5 293 h 27 °C 102 mm

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Technical details of Flat Rock Beach spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Depending on conditions ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: Rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, S.

Depending on conditions: E, SE, SSE, NNW.

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  • CAPE BYRON AWS22.5 km

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