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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)677777777121111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)252297240219262344228277295269242237233233233229182178168162162300125125
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
1.49
10:06PM
1.01
10:08AM
1.49
10:47PM
0.99
10:44AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
0.36
4:18PM
0.26
3:31AM
0.39
4:58PM
0.25
4:07AM
0.42
5:39PM
0.25
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:38--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------15---6-
Temp. °C181819191919191919191919191919191918182325252020
Feels °C (?)141516171615161717171717171818192019182424231922
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