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Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.0° 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 7PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
847 | 647 | 632 | 617 | 1307 | 1015 | 901 | 1065 | 1130 | 1038 | 951 | 803 | 726 | 739 | 979 | 1083 | 1160 | 1297 | 1062 | 958 | 1039 | 1190 | 1279 | 1192 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.67m | 10:09AM1.09m | 10:11PM1.63m | 11:06AM1.05m | 11:04PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.33m | 4:13AM0.13m | 3:37PM0.38m | 5:09AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 708 | — | — | 617 | 809 | 1015 | 901 | 1065 | 1130 | 1038 | 951 | 803 | 555 | 739 | 766 | 766 | 468 | 410 | 356 | 300 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 726 | 622 | 544 | 468 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 847 | 647 | 632 | — | 1307 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 235 | — | — | 979 | 1083 | 1160 | 1297 | 1062 | 958 | 1039 | 1190 | 1279 | 1192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 110 |
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