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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.4° 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 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
324 | 432 | 670 | 584 | 467 | 432 | 452 | 476 | 915 | 730 | 648 | 534 | 540 | 531 | 489 | 504 | 554 | 245 | 233 | 247 | 233 | 284 | 258 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.23m | 3:59PM1.11m | 3:46AM1.23m | 4:47PM1.23m | 4:47AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.61m | 9:31AM0.35m | 9:40PM0.56m | 10:17AM0.33m | 10:43PM0.48m | 11:02AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
182 | 139 | 170 | 584 | 467 | 432 | 452 | 277 | 915 | 730 | 648 | 534 | 540 | 187 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 59 | 38 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | E 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | N 11 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 26 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 21 | S 18 | S 18 |
103 | 163 | 103 | 250 | 283 | 272 | 329 | 239 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 209 | 202 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 35 | 60 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | N 10 | E 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 10 | — | S 25 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
54 | 2 | 39 | 233 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
324 | 432 | 670 | — | — | — | — | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | 531 | 489 | 504 | 554 | 245 | 233 | 247 | 233 | 284 | 258 | 258 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 14 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 157 | 198 | 130 | 198 | 198 | 162 | 74 | 130 | 270 | 270 | 198 |
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