Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
256
183
121
92
78
81
84
84
89
111
123
140
176
183
232
294
356
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49PM1.59m
10:32AM1.14m
10:35PM1.50m
11:18AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.03m
4:16PM0.25m
5:14AM0.08m
5:08PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
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