Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 9 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

18.6° C

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22						Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	3	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	248	210	210	205	156	156	153	119	119	116	92	92	82	62	201	192	528	683	522	561	1019	776
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	ENE	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	E	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	ESE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				2:45PM1.15m				2:48AM0.85m				3:47PM1.16m					4:05AM0.78m				4:45PM1.20m
Low Tide		8:00AM0.34m				9:19PM0.47m				8:46AM0.38m					10:37PM0.45m			9:36AM0.40m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	19	20	18	16	14	13	13	16	19	19	17	13	10	9	8	10	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	8	11	16	18	16	12	10	9	9	13	16	17	11	7	4	4	3	5	9	10	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 12	S 12
kJ	248	210	210	205	156	156	153	119	119	116	92	92	82	62	44	42	372	474	522	561	1019	776
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 4	SSW 5	S 9	S 9	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 14
kJ	31	17	17	19	20	21	20	8	8	8	2	3	7	15	2	2	40	40	27	27	23	411
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 13	NW 3	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	S 10	S 10	S 6	SE 8	S 15	S 15	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 18	SSE 18	ENE 8
kJ	3	12	3	1	—	—	—	—	2	2	8	7	2	2	4	5	2	2	2	27	110	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 3	SW 4	—	SW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 9	S 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	3	5	4	11	—	14	90	201	192	528	683	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	2	2	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20	130	13	0	2	0	0	14	9	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	3	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	2	4	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8	7

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