Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
23.3° 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 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.3
E
1.4
SSE
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)777777756666677776789788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7270704948594890167188170139115277317285206209472510252208201235
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.42
10:02AM
1.25
10:20PM
1.42
10:39AM
1.16
10:55PM
1.40
11:16AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.17
4:02PM
0.20
4:44AM
0.20
4:34PM
0.25
5:26AM
0.24
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:46-------6:45-------6:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11111--11--1-
Temp. °C212120181820222121212120202020202020191919191919
Feels °C (?)202221191920201919191918181816161718171515161616
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