Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
18.4°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (21 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.7
S
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.7
S
17
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
110
411
197
352
692
1490
1170
679
375
284
486
325
247
343
446
268
206
223
266
241
200
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38AM0.79m
4:08PM1.12m
5:25AM0.87m
5:01PM1.18m
6:00AM0.97m
5:46PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.55m
11:08PM0.34m
10:29AM0.51m
11:45PM0.28m
11:23AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
29
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
23
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
13
16
17
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
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