Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

21.4°C

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (05 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	!	!	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 9	E 9	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	36	26	26	33	98	193	442	517	587	582	550	455	331	223	149	114	72	70	49	35	40	40	314	730	1367	1273
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	NNE	E	SE	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:14AM1.24m				6:19PM1.28m				6:58AM1.35m				7:12PM1.26m				7:39AM1.44m				7:59PM1.23m
Low Tide	11:47PM0.30m				12:10PM0.42m				00:32AM0.29m				1:07PM0.35m				1:13AM0.28m				1:59PM0.28m				1:51AM0.28m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	7:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	21	19	18	18	17	16	14	15	18	20	20	18	17	16	16	18	25	26	23	17	15	14	11
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	12	11	13	13	14	12	14	17	16	15	13	15	16	15	16	24	24	21	11	9	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 5	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	36	26	26	33	33	35	34	40	40	582	550	455	331	223	149	114	45	70	49	35	24	23	65	43	44	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSW 5	ESE 7	S 12	S 10	S 12	E 9	—	E 15	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 14	E 14	E 14	ENE 8	S 8	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 6	S 18	S 18	S 17
kJ	8	9	11	3	2	3	2	—	4	39	38	25	4	4	4	24	72	32	23	19	40	40	13	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 8	E 15	S 12	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	E 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 13	NE 6	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 18
kJ	17	17	4	4	3	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	—	4	24	24	39	26	3	6	7	6	23	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 3	SW 4	SSW 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 4	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9
kJ	—	1	20	87	98	193	442	517	587	—	—	—	25	131	55	49	72	—	—	—	27	8	314	730	1367	1273
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	74	368	446	198	14	0	0	0	58	439	530	113	20	0	0	0	0	52	22	187	130	67	69
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