Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Newcastle, Australia)
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Frenchmans Reef Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind W
Sea Temperature Today is: 19.2 °C
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| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
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Frenchmans Reef in Newcastle is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rips, rocks and sharks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Swansea, Australia, 2 km from Frenchmans Reef.
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Frenchmans Reef Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Warners Bay, 13 km from Frenchmans Reef.
calm km/h |  dry | Air temperature 21 °C |
Current weather near Frenchmans Reef
Buoy Data:
At Sydney Waverider Buoy, 49 miles from Frenchmans Reef.
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| Data Age | 6 hr | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr |
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| Average period (s) | 4.5 | 11.45 | 12.14 | 5.2 |
Overall Frenchmans Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Frenchmans Reef: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
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Wave buoys nearest to Frenchmans Reef:
- Closest wave buoy49 mi
- Second closest wave buoy102 mi
- Third closest wave buoy112 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy195 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy211 mi
Tide stations nearest to Frenchmans Reef:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station6 mi
- Third closest tide station10 mi
- Fourth closest tide station13 mi
- Fifth closest tide station14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Frenchmans Reef:
- Closest ski area267 mi
- Second closest ski area294 mi
- Third closest ski area298 mi
- Fourth closest ski area303 mi
- Fifth closest ski area360 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Frenchmans Reef:
- Closest city location14 mi
- Second closest city location36 mi
- Third closest city location56 mi
- Fourth closest city location58 mi
- Fifth closest city location62 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Frenchmans Reef is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Frenchmans Reef is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 99 km (61 miles) away.
- Third is Kingsford Smith International Airport (Sydney) Airport (SYD) in Australia, 105 km (65 miles) away.
- Sydney Bankstown Airport (BWU) in Australia is 111 km (69 miles) away.
- Camden Airport (CDU), also in Australia is the fifth nearest airport to Frenchmans Reef and is 138 km (86 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Frenchmans Reef, NSW - Newcastle. Use the tab navigation above to view Frenchmans Reef sea temperature, Frenchmans Reef photographs, Frenchmans Reef detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Frenchmans Reef webcams, current wind from NSW - Newcastle live weather stations and Frenchmans Reef tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Frenchmans Reef.
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