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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 Sunday 31 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
118 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 131 | 164 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 86 | 86 | 46 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.51m | 8:58AM1.00m | 8:58PM1.50m | 9:38AM0.98m | 9:33PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.35m | 3:10AM0.23m | 2:21PM0.38m | 3:49AM0.22m | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:27AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 105 | 86 | 89 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 36 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 86 | 86 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 90 | 26 | 87 | 16 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 83 | 81 | 44 | 45 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | — | 35 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 91 | 11 | 59 | 68 | 131 | 164 | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 48 | 48 |
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