Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.6°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (15 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 15						Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	39	43	33	102	100	171	150	182	235	213	175	203	273	183	156	189	177	165	130	102	74	71	53	69
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SW	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			12:44PM1.30m				1:55AM0.91m				1:28PM1.25m					2:49AM0.95m				2:18PM1.22m				3:44AM1.01m
Low Tide	6:17AM0.57m				7:52PM0.34m				7:08AM0.61m					8:36PM0.35m				8:08AM0.64m				9:20PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	7:35
mm	1	—	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	21	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	19	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	21	20	19	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	16	17	15	16	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7
kJ	18	43	32	102	100	100	82	79	54	49	48	31	31	183	156	189	177	165	130	102	74	71	53	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 5	E 10	E 12	S 14	S 13	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	ENE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 6	E 6	E 10
kJ	17	10	33	25	4	3	6	10	11	11	16	10	6	16	43	34	23	22	33	31	31	12	19	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 12	E 12	S 14	—	S 18	S 13	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 7	S 15	S 15	E 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 10	E 10	S 14
kJ	39	42	11	4	—	7	3	6	6	6	4	18	17	31	16	16	16	16	31	10	5	30	30	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	ENE 7	NE 3	—	—
kJ	4	—	35	49	85	171	150	182	235	213	175	203	273	45	—	—	—	—	—	20	17	2	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	14	14	110	110	22	22	198	130	196	22	148	22	20	0	0	0	13	14	110	52	13	52	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	2				2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5

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