Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

21.0°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 7	S 6	S 6	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	38	37	48	32	59	76	80	40	59	189	245	537	373	237	149	121	262	181	131	88	59	39	27	19
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	ENE	N	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	off	off
High Tide				2:55PM1.36m				4:19AM1.04m				4:09PM1.32m					5:22AM1.13m				5:19PM1.29m
Low Tide		8:28AM0.55m				9:58PM0.30m				9:47AM0.54m				10:56PM0.30m					11:03AM0.49m				11:47PM0.30m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	7:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	5	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	17	18	20	23	20	20	20	18	18	18	20	19	20	19	18	17	18
Feels °C	20	20	17	17	16	19	18	17	17	19	22	16	18	21	15	15	16	18	18	19	20	19	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	ENE 5	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 6
kJ	38	37	29	29	41	40	47	24	24	14	10	5	5	237	149	121	108	86	131	88	53	38	27	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	S 9	E 10	E 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 8	S 13	S 13	S 16	S 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	NE 8
kJ	38	21	11	6	3	—	39	2	2	5	5	5	16	5	3	3	5	4	63	63	59	39	25	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	E 13	—	—	—	E 10	—	S 17	S 14	S 9	S 13	SE 13	S 13	—	SE 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	NE 8	ENE 8	S 12
kJ	29	29	3	—	—	—	2	—	6	4	1	3	7	14	—	7	3	3	3	3	3	15	25	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	—	ENE 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 6
kJ	4	—	48	32	59	76	80	40	59	189	245	537	373	—	16	160	262	181	—	—	—	—	—	35
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	24	578	530	150	58	20	0	32	9	202	169	48	0	97	74	13	14	13	114	13	2	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1				1	1	1	1	2			2	2			2	2	2		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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