Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.7°C

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	472	407	398	339	378	480	535	549	446	396	388	388	321	281	281	246	263	263	257	197	205	201	126	100
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	NE	N	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:32AM0.90m				12:36PM1.28m				1:24AM0.84m				1:20PM1.21m					2:26AM0.81m				2:10PM1.17m
Low Tide			6:01AM0.47m				7:39PM0.37m				6:43AM0.54m					8:33PM0.40m			7:37AM0.60m					9:27PM0.41m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	15	15	17	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	472	407	398	129	119	480	535	549	446	396	388	388	321	281	281	246	263	263	257	197	205	201	126	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 10	ENE 10
kJ	16	16	64	18	19	19	19	32	53	30	31	31	53	92	52	77	43	33	35	12	37	37	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 8	—	—	SE 12	ENE 10	SE 12	S 16	S 15	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 12	SE 11	ENE 10	—	SE 12	ENE 10	ESE 11
kJ	3	3	16	32	6	—	—	53	31	23	5	4	30	31	31	32	19	3	43	37	—	6	34	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	—	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	—	—	—	339	378	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	9	41
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	58	58	58	248	248	248	202	202	202	113	189	248	248	248	202	97	52	11	9	97	113	439	131	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2														2	2	2					1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5

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