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Frenchmans Reef ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast / Australia

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 15 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012

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

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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.6
S
6.0
SSE
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SSE
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SSE
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Period (s) (?) 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 13 16 15 14 15 15 12 13 12 12 12
Surfscale
Wave
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Max-energy 93 12299 11787 8682 8288 3319 2483 1863 2777 2211 2127 2233 1709 511 737 604 432 280
Wind
(km/h)
30
W 50
S 40
S 35
S 25
S 30
SW 20
SSW 20
SW 20
SW 20
SSW 20
SSW 15
SW 20
S 20
SW 20
SW 20
SSW 5
SSW 10
SE
Wind State (?) off cross cross cross cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Frenchmans Reef blow from the W
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

8:56PM
1.70
9:40AM
1.17

9:44PM
1.66
10:31AM
1.16

10:32PM
1.59
11:23AM
1.14

11:22PM
1.49
12:16PM
1.12

12:12AM
1.37

1:12PM
1.12
1:05AM
1.25

Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.28
3:42AM
0.08

3:16PM
0.30

4:31AM
0.09
4:09PM
0.34

5:20AM
0.13
5:03PM
0.39

6:09AM
0.18
6:00PM
0.44

6:58AM
0.23

7:01PM
0.49
7:46AM
0.29
 

Note: the tide data above is for Swansea, Australia which is 1 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Frenchmans Reef. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is 19.8 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 19.9 max: 21.9 min: 18.7 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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Summary rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs
Rain (mm) 16 6 1 2 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - 3 8
High °C 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 13 15 15 14 16
Low °C 14 14 14 13 12 12 14 10 12 13 11 12 13 10 12 15 13 15
Chill °C (?) 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 11 13 13 11 14 14 14 15
Sunrise - - 6:50 - - 6:50 - - 6:50 - - 6:52 - - 6:52 - - 6:52
Sunset 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - -
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The above surf forecast table for Frenchmans Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Frenchmans Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Frenchmans Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Frenchmans Reef is 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Catherine Hill Bay. If you plan a holiday in Newcastle, look for hotels and other accommodation in Catherine Hill Bay. Catherine Hill Bay has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.