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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 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
22.4° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 207 | 223 | 266 | 134 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 322 | 770 | 1129 | 1849 | 1387 | 1465 | 1835 | 2749 | 3601 | 3601 | 2559 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.37 | 7:28PM 1.46 | 7:49AM 1.36 | 8:08PM 1.53 | 8:35AM 1.31 | 8:50PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 0.20 | 1:41AM 0.19 | 1:48PM 0.20 | 2:30AM 0.15 | 2:27PM 0.23 | 3:21AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
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