Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
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2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1476
1124
841
588
534
506
477
371
201
165
195
723
1383
2145
2716
2330
1864
1279
1509
1538
1595
1397
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:06AM0.98m
6:07PM1.43m
6:53AM1.09m
6:58PM1.47m
7:35AM1.20m
7:44PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.34m
00:48AM0.12m
12:31PM0.25m
1:30AM0.08m
1:24PM0.18m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
13
12
11
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
10
11
12
13
14
10
10
8
14
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
10
10
11
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