Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
161
125
83
95
77
62
46
33
72
127
188
96
72
57
45
25
21
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:58PM1.15m
1:07AM0.85m
1:53PM1.11m
2:10AM0.75m
2:56PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.41m
7:08AM0.37m
8:46PM0.45m
7:56AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
16
16
14
13
13
16
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
19
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
11
11
11
13
17
15
16
16
15
15
13
15
16
12
12
12
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