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Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 182 | 148 | 132 | 1095 | 884 | 460 | 361 | 577 | 556 | 489 | 461 | 333 | 320 | 262 | 267 | 267 | 251 | 225 | 220 | 151 | 194 | 99 | 99 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:03AM 1.44 | 10:25PM 1.08 | 10:36AM 1.42 | 11:03PM 1.01 | 11:10AM 1.39 | 11:43PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 0.26 | 4:07AM 0.33 | 5:16PM 0.29 | 4:37AM 0.39 | 5:57PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Newcastle
The wind is still cross-on at Frenchmans Reef (light winds from the SE at Cardiff Heights wx 19 km from Frenchmans Reef). 1.4m 5s windswell from the S with a 1.0m 9s swell from the ENE and a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the S as well as a 0.3m 11s groundswell, also from the S. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
19 km away, 1 h 16 min ago
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