Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
1.4
ENE
0.6
S
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
1.2
NE
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
ENE
0.7
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)87127117116677866689910109886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7362031038464131657137383628334024287321439436724410858131
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SE
10
SSE
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.27
6:40PM
1.15
7:16AM
1.35
7:26PM
1.13
7:51AM
1.41
8:07PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.34
12:44PM
0.45
12:41AM
0.34
1:33PM
0.40
1:16AM
0.33
2:18PM
0.35
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise--5:43-------5:41-------5:41-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:34-------7:35--
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C191919263030272420181922232119171615171920201918
Feels °C (?)202019242728241916151517191717121211151615151515
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