Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.7°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	S 11	ENE 7	S 10	S 10	S 8	S 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	83	79	68	70	64	55	36	48	146	80	37	37	53	53	41	76	100	243	287	344	355	701	387	172
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	SE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	SE	N	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off
High Tide	1:48AM0.97m				1:45PM1.42m					3:03AM0.98m				2:55PM1.36m				4:19AM1.04m				4:09PM1.32m
Low Tide			7:12AM0.52m					8:54PM0.29m				8:28AM0.55m				9:58PM0.30m				9:47AM0.54m				10:56PM0.30m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	22	25	21	20	20
Feels °C	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	20	21	18	18	17	17	20	16	16	20	21	17	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 6	S 10	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	ENE 7
kJ	83	79	68	70	64	48	36	38	146	80	37	22	29	29	41	40	39	25	14	14	6	6	5	172
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 15	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13
kJ	50	51	57	58	57	55	22	36	57	37	37	29	12	6	6	—	—	4	6	5	5	4	15	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	—	SW 4	S 4	S 4	S 10	S 10	—	S 10	S 10	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	SE 13
kJ	3	3	—	2	4	6	33	48	—	31	29	3	3	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	3	3	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	W 3	SSE 3	S 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 3
kJ	2	4	6	3	10	6	11	9	—	—	—	37	53	53	31	76	100	243	287	344	355	701	387	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	9	2	0	67	399	22	216	14	14	14	0	52	578	530	204	48	75	141	157	58	248	248	123	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1		1	2	1	1	1				1				3				1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4

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