Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 10 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.7°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 (14 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (14 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 14						Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	62	45	43	101	98	39	47	38	42	42	49	77	91	114	118	153	185	207	200	200	97	100	126	194
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	NNE	N	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			12:04PM1.36m				1:04AM0.91m				12:44PM1.30m				1:55AM0.91m				1:28PM1.25m					2:49AM0.95m
Low Tide	5:33AM0.51m				7:08PM0.31m				6:17AM0.57m				7:52PM0.34m				7:08AM0.61m					8:36PM0.35m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	9	3	1	—	2	2
Temp °C	25	31	31	25	23	21	20	19	20	19	20	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	15	16	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	24	30	31	24	22	21	21	19	20	17	17	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	15	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 8	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	S 6	S 6	ESE 6	E 7
kJ	62	45	43	1	60	39	47	38	42	31	32	75	73	75	79	55	54	48	31	24	97	100	42	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 7	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10
kJ	4	4	5	4	12	12	7	22	39	42	17	25	11	9	12	11	10	10	9	31	24	25	25	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 6	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 13	S 12	S 9	S 9	E 12	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	NE 8	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	N 11
kJ	5	1	1	2	8	7	13	3	6	6	25	4	4	3	6	6	6	6	11	18	31	18	18	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 7	NE 5	NNW 3	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 7	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	101	98	3	—	10	26	33	49	77	91	114	118	153	185	207	200	200	58	55	126	194
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	202	62	102	7	0	0	13	13	190	22	110	22	148	163	198	198	22	74	67	13	22	22
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