Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 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
23.4° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (22 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
!
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.9
NE
2.3
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
S
1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)646788888777666765666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33371243145802782081581178462781531201016077125176209152145122104
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
0
NW
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
1.18
12:54AM
1.29
1:16PM
1.04
1:50AM
1.27
2:21PM
0.91
2:57AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.24
7:24AM
0.29
7:20PM
0.31
8:35AM
0.33
8:14PM
0.38
9:58AM
0.34
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:35------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727262524253127242422212121232525242322212124
Feels °C (?)272626292926263327252622202223252523222323222325
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