Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
19.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
33
32
60
63
100
418
381
257
198
175
205
266
1559
2067
1917
1734
2441
2385
1870
1479
1297
1212
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
11:01PM1.39m
11:53AM1.09m
11:43PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
5:46AM0.18m
5:34PM0.44m
6:25AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
4:57
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
1
—
1
1
—
—
Temp °C
20
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
11
9
6
6
6
7
9
13
11
12
13
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.5
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
24
23
33
32
60
63
72
418
381
257
198
175
66
216
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
7
—
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
3
1
2
3
22
21
100
14
13
13
5
25
23
18
—
5
2
13
2
14
14
14
14
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
11
11
3
2
11
11
14
14
13
12
11
5
5
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
SE
3
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
26
45
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
3
205
266
1559
2067
1917
1734
2441
2385
1870
1479
1297
1212
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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2
2
2
1
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3
2
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4
4
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Distance (km)
119
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0
0
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14
13
13
13
22
148
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292
303
335
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270
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1
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