Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 09 Feb 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
24.0° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)666667778777798888855667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10685644747576140755757574125345168689465110141181195
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
5
N
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
0.84
3:13AM
1.09
3:17PM
0.75
4:13AM
1.09
4:40PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.46
8:25PM
0.37
10:02AM
0.48
9:10PM
0.42
11:18AM
0.46
10:04PM
0.44
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:51-------7:50-------7:49----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12---------------------
Temp. °C212121212221202021232324232222212125262624242323
Feels °C (?)222120212222222223242326252425242327252423242424
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