Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts

Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is 19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	9s
Evening (01 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

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	Tuesday 01								Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08
	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	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	S	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	11	10	9	9	12	12	12	12	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	8	7	7	6	7	6	6	7	8	9	9	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	471	565	1312	2381	3996	4716	4847	3916	3405	3341	4867	8757	7471	4274	3359	3236	2562	3589	1271	1544	1567	1794	3956	9166	11326	4423	2706	1872	1419	1105	876	741	663	593	544	499	425	385	298	237	203	165	157	150	117	141	119	97	178	329	378	344	299	326	425	623	514	737	827	1450
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNE	N	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	NW	S	ESE	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:03AM 1.29					1:04PM 1.07			12:48AM 1.17					1:56PM 1.08				1:35AM 1.05				2:49PM 1.10				2:26AM 0.95				3:41PM 1.13				3:25AM 0.88					4:31PM 1.18				4:30AM 0.84				5:15PM 1.23				5:32AM 0.84				5:57PM 1.30				6:27AM 0.86
Low Tide / height (m)			6:48AM 0.23				6:50PM 0.50					7:28AM 0.29				7:50PM 0.54				8:08AM 0.34				8:55PM 0.56				8:47AM 0.37					10:03PM 0.55			9:28AM 0.40					11:07PM 0.51				10:11AM 0.40				12:02AM 0.44				10:56AM 0.39				12:47AM 0.36

	Tuesday 01								Wednesday 02								Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	8	14	15	15	10	7	4	5	18	6	2	4	3	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	12	11	11	10	12	15	16	15	13	13	12	12	13	17	17	16	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	13	15	15	16	15	14	13	12	11	14
Feels °C (?)	7	6	6	3	3	2	3	6	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	6	8	8	8	7	6	8	7	10	13	14	14	10	10	9	9	10	15	16	15	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	13	13	13	13	10	13	11	12	12	11	11	10	8	12

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