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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° 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: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
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0
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
S
2.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.9
S
1.5
E
1.6
E
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)87776710111110109999999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199157125125267681272735962921196213401021542347404787109914941342217714611051929737
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25AM
1.32
8:05PM
0.86
8:04AM
1.38
8:46PM
0.92
8:42AM
1.44
9:25PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
0.27
1:16AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.19
2:02AM
0.33
3:30PM
0.13
2:46AM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:05-------8:04-------8:04---
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-------1111124261093332
Temp. °C202123232121212122222222212121212121192121212121
Feels °C (?)202021201718181920202020181820212118161818181919
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