Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
2.1
NE
6
2
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
149
146
143
140
227
302
345
617
643
431
288
236
154
110
108
94
73
71
70
266
322
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
N
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:07AM0.85m
5:20PM1.39m
6:17AM0.91m
6:21PM1.47m
7:11AM0.99m
7:14PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.37m
00:19AM0.19m
11:34AM0.33m
1:12AM0.11m
12:36PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
13
18
17
12
13
15
15
14
11
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
20
20
15
12
Feels °C
7
10
14
12
9
8
9
11
8
3
6
6
7
7
8
10
9
10
15
15
9
6
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