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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Thu
08
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09
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10
Sunday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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1
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
1.7
ENE
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)667777778888888878877788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2522452532271941633137589679121055719555254207392612881413408520478544603
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NE
25
NNE
5
WNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
1.13
1:27PM
1.20
2:23AM
1.13
2:14PM
1.07
3:16AM
1.13
3:06PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.18
7:28AM
0.42
8:01PM
0.24
8:26AM
0.47
8:42PM
0.30
9:31AM
0.51
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----5:52-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252220191927282725232223283335323027212122212120
Feels °C (?)222020191825242321212121242932292829171718181716
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