Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Mar 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
6.5
SSW
7.5
SSW
6
S
6
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111111810141414131313121212121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63449433427510872156167042050913999131891110391666708563050514860391731702444174714851087863664
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.90
5:17AM
1.31
6:26PM
1.00
6:22AM
1.36
7:13PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.29
10:36PM
0.48
12:12PM
0.24
11:51PM
0.41
1:01PM
0.20
12:53AM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---6:55-------6:54-------6:52----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514171616161514171919191917161618202020202020
Feels °C (?)8779879108111313141513131315171718181919
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