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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 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
24.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.3
S
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888877999998898810810887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)576701645484275196191143287283184157123120120881351609820292202196151
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassglassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.95
4:13AM
1.14
4:06PM
0.86
5:08AM
1.17
5:16PM
0.80
5:59AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
0.35
10:42AM
0.51
10:06PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.48
10:52PM
0.40
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:56-------5:56-------5:58-
Sunset--8:06-------8:05-------8:05-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--392-------------------
Temp. °C212018171819191921222121201920222424232322222224
Feels °C (?)171615151719192021222122222122242423222322232324
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