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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888877667777777121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20414212810784125181209212227293234226275221217242237237233233185182178
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
15
SW
10
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
1.48
9:26PM
1.04
9:34AM
1.49
10:06PM
1.01
10:08AM
1.49
10:47PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.28
2:57AM
0.36
4:18PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.39
4:58PM
0.25
4:07AM
0.42
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:37----
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cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---221-1111111---------1
Temp. °C202323212020181818191919191919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)192322212119141516171716161717171717171717181720
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