Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
1
NE
6
0.6
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
77
65
65
30
82
127
170
93
78
59
34
34
21
15
14
9
9
9
9
9
16
20
15
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM0.85m
1:53PM1.11m
2:10AM0.75m
2:56PM1.09m
3:39AM0.70m
4:02PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.37m
8:46PM0.45m
7:56AM0.43m
10:07PM0.44m
8:53AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
20
20
20
19
18
16
15
17
18
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
16
15
16
16
15
13
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
16
15
14
15
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