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Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.5°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
144
140
268
286
251
271
228
120
212
160
244
259
169
265
465
488
458
688
678
703
711
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
5
W
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SW
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:06AM1.20m
7:09PM1.37m
7:40AM1.30m
7:50PM1.39m
8:16AM1.38m
8:31PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.28m
1:27AM0.15m
1:38PM0.21m
2:01AM0.14m
2:22PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:39
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5:37
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5:37
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5:51
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5:51
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5:52
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1
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1
4
2
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Temp °C
15
20
23
22
23
21
20
20
20
26
28
29
25
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
14
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
24
23
24
25
11
12
10
10
9
8
9
8
10
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