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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° 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 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
!
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)66911111110101010101010910999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18715310910422490257027552218217322692721253823132387287624511981193817411480121711251000449
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		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-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.86
8:04AM
1.38
8:46PM
0.92
8:42AM
1.44
9:25PM
0.97
9:19AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.19
2:02AM
0.33
3:30PM
0.13
2:46AM
0.31
4:05PM
0.09
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset8:05-------8:04-------8:04-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1121223710136543211---
Temp. °C212021212122222221212121212021212121212121222222
Feels °C (?)191819201819191918181918191920181818192019192020
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