Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
951
869
625
727
614
602
614
502
456
456
627
580
592
569
469
373
307
260
220
189
190
214
202
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29AM1.04m
3:25PM1.28m
3:45AM0.97m
4:29PM1.36m
5:06AM0.95m
5:32PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.34m
9:59PM0.42m
9:40AM0.35m
11:16PM0.34m
10:39AM0.35m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
12
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
11
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
10
9
8
9
14
12
10
9
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