Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 3 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

18.7° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	373	307	260	210	193	234	214	202	225	220	111	109	83	51	34	33	31	15	26	27	15	28	26	24
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			5:06AM0.95m				5:32PM1.45m				6:18AM0.96m				6:30PM1.53m					7:19AM0.99m				7:23PM1.60m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.34m				10:39AM0.35m				00:25AM0.24m				11:40AM0.33m					1:24AM0.15m			12:40PM0.30m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	12	16	18	15	13	12	11	12	13	16	16	13	11	10	10	9	12	17	18	15	12
Feels °C	11	10	9	10	13	14	11	9	8	6	7	7	9	9	7	5	3	3	3	7	11	12	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 11
kJ	373	307	260	197	168	132	214	202	225	220	111	109	83	51	34	33	15	10	26	27	15	15	8	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	S 15	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 6
kJ	42	110	192	210	193	234	86	62	—	4	26	17	16	6	6	3	31	15	7	7	11	28	26	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 15	ENE 3	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 10	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	—	3	3	3	10	2	9	7	7	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	W 4	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	4	5	16	13	12	8	19	35	19	15	16	12	3	2	6	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	11	13	9	9	9	2	20	22	62	0	2	129	113	69	97	97	11	97	82
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1		1	1						1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	1	1	9	9	3	9	1	1	1	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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