Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.6
NE
7
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.5
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
235
235
225
186
210
343
417
401
294
434
338
257
180
207
117
98
67
67
119
177
178
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:32AM1.47m
9:58PM1.22m
10:14AM1.47m
10:46PM1.12m
11:01AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.15m
3:51AM0.24m
4:49PM0.19m
4:32AM0.32m
5:48PM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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Temp °C
16
18
18
17
17
15
14
12
12
18
22
22
19
19
19
19
20
25
28
27
23
22
Feels °C
13
15
13
12
13
11
11
9
9
15
17
15
14
16
16
16
17
21
23
21
18
19
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