Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
165
190
644
1300
2084
2521
2330
1614
971
912
928
947
1046
1006
890
792
701
618
539
479
423
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
30
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53AM1.09m
6:58PM1.47m
7:35AM1.20m
7:44PM1.49m
8:15AM1.28m
8:28PM1.46m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.25m
1:30AM0.08m
1:24PM0.18m
2:09AM0.06m
2:13PM0.13m
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
13
10
7
6
6
7
6
6
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
14
15
15
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