Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	S 6	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	14	25	193	91	81	64	53	45	76	107	139	158	266	940	1933	1945	1325	828	572	393
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	WSW	SSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		10:02AM1.49m				10:26PM1.18m				10:40AM1.46m					11:06PM1.08m				11:18AM1.41m
Low Tide				4:29PM0.17m				4:17AM0.26m					5:14PM0.21m			4:51AM0.32m					6:00PM0.27m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	3	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	30	34	32	29	27	20	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	20	27	30	29	27	26	18	21	18	16	18	18	18	16	10	8	8	10	10	10	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	E 8	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	S 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 14	S 8
kJ	8	7	7	12	98	91	81	64	53	45	28	107	13	18	27	15	16	16	16	16	65	393
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 9	E 9	NE 7	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 10	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	S 16	ENE 9	S 11
kJ	8	5	14	6	9	9	5	5	5	14	14	26	16	7	18	7	4	4	4	5	16	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 15	SE 7	SE 7	S 16	ENE 9	—	S 15	S 15	—	S 18	NE 11	NE 11	E 15	E 15	ENE 9
kJ	13	13	3	2	1	1	1	4	2	2	5	16	—	5	4	—	6	5	5	4	4	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 2	N 2	NE 4	NE 6	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 5	S 6	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	—
kJ	—	1	1	25	193	—	—	—	2	7	76	—	139	158	266	940	1933	1945	1325	828	572	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	75	96	67	11	0	0	20	0	0	22	22	14	14	22	263	326	190	74	263	14	22	22
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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