Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1
SE
9
1.6
SSE
8
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
45
71
134
164
450
1769
1250
678
421
295
295
349
169
376
652
1310
1856
1462
1102
938
939
878
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
ENE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
High Tide
3:42AM0.82m
3:54PM1.30m
5:07AM0.88m
5:07PM1.36m
6:06AM0.98m
6:07PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.44m
11:00PM0.26m
10:21AM0.41m
00:00AM0.19m
11:32AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
21
18
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
18
12
9
12
14
13
12
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
10
8
8
8
10
12
12
13
12
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