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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 Thursday 28 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
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 64mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
741 | 727 | 649 | 714 | 700 | 648 | 635 | 732 | 958 | 809 | 624 | 686 | 504 | 434 | 333 | 356 | 373 | 380 | 373 | 278 | 204 | 171 | 159 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.44m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:10PM1.48m | 7:36AM1.05m | 7:47PM1.51m | 8:17AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.34m | 1:04AM0.33m | 12:31PM0.34m | 1:48AM0.29m | 1:08PM0.34m | 2:30AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 741 | 727 | 649 | 714 | 700 | 648 | 635 | 557 | 557 | 569 | 578 | 516 | 408 | 323 | 298 | 356 | 373 | 380 | 373 | 278 | 204 | 171 | 138 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 580 | 504 | 434 | 333 | 333 | 284 | 234 | 190 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 159 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 111 | 38 | 57 | 127 | 145 | 194 | 732 | 958 | 809 | 624 | 686 | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 22 | 22 | 130 | 74 | 79 | 23 | 110 | 129 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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