Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
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!
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3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
121
83
58
64
65
44
44
29
48
136
196
228
1271
2160
1466
695
493
373
356
372
412
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
SW
25
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
ESE
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32PM1.27m
3:42AM0.82m
3:54PM1.30m
5:07AM0.88m
5:07PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.43m
9:43PM0.32m
9:01AM0.44m
11:00PM0.26m
10:21AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
16
22
28
29
20
20
21
18
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
15
Feels °C
12
18
24
23
18
18
18
12
9
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
15
15
16
13
13
13
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