Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010101010106771156677711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14620620214314123622217317398989898123143127249129157212198261181114
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
20
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
5
ESE
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
10
E
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscrossononcross-
off
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.38
1:59AM
0.99
1:40PM
1.34
2:55AM
1.04
2:38PM
1.30
3:51AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
0.29
7:21AM
0.58
8:41PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.58
9:29PM
0.31
9:37AM
0.56
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:42-------7:43-------7:44------
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C342728252321232829262320191920222323222119192331
Feels °C (?)342528242119212627242318181921212019182018172029
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