Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 20.7° 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 8PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	-	-
Afternoon (25 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (25 May)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 25				Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1595	1649	1520	1546	1573	1469	1469	1472	1934	2476	2555	2139	2393	2346	1712	1572	1415	1290	1369	1227	1095	1074	1656	1306
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NW	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			4:19PM1.21m				4:18AM1.18m				5:08PM1.30m				5:16AM1.14m				5:52PM1.37m				6:07AM1.10m
Low Tide					10:17PM0.50m				10:32AM0.34m				11:20PM0.44m				11:14AM0.34m				00:15AM0.39m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	2	2	1	1	—	—	2	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	2	2	1	5
Temp °C	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	21	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	19	20	19	20
Feels °C	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	20	18	17	18	18	18	20	19	20	20	20	19	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	1595	1649	1520	1546	1573	1469	1469	1472	1602	1902	2139	2139	1999	1866	1712	1572	1415	1290	31	1227	1095	1074	1022	1302
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	21	45	40	67	62	56	52	47	45	24	22	21	21	9	9	8	8	18	33	49	42	41	39	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 20	S 20	S 19	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 18
kJ	8	2	2	—	—	8	7	7	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	5	5	—	5	5	4	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	—	E 11	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1934	2476	2555	—	2393	2346	—	—	—	—	1369	—	—	—	1656	1306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Pelican Beach NSW - Newcastle	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Copacobana Point NSW - Newcastle	Redhead NSW - Newcastle	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Moonee NSW - Newcastle	Moonee NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bar Reef NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Caves Beach NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Bronte Reef or Bunnies NSW - Sydney South Coast	Voodoo NSW - Sydney South Coast	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Boomerang Beach (North) NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	24	24	68	48	11	58	9	9	52	20	20	52	2	0	0	0	13	79	97	113	79	52	52	117
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Copacobana Point	Pelican Beach	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Copacobana Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Umina Point	Forresters	Forresters	Anna Bay-Morna Point	Umina Point	Umina Point	Umina Point	Frazer Park	Frazer Park	Forresters	JD Reef	JD Reef	Little Gibber - Dark Point			Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4			4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	The Wedge NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6

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