Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
346
339
284
240
196
232
724
1650
1769
1860
1419
962
980
755
1549
1456
2193
2057
1786
2041
1701
1403
808
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.33m
12:11PM0.89m
11:55PM1.29m
1:06PM0.90m
00:44AM1.26m
2:06PM0.94m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.34m
5:23PM0.57m
7:05AM0.36m
6:19PM0.61m
7:54AM0.36m
7:25PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
6:31
6:31
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
16
14
12
16
16
16
14
12
10
9
8
13
19
20
17
15
14
13
12
15
17
18
18
17
14
10
7
10
7
7
6
5
4
4
2
7
15
15
11
11
11
10
9
12
14
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
Energy kJ
400
346
339
284
240
196
151
120
92
1769
1860
1419
962
701
755
1549
1456
1377
1436
1786
1485
1320
1075
808
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
13
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
22
13
7
13
10
6
14
4
92
70
71
78
58
59
59
59
59
59
61
62
62
63
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
12
12
11
4
4
4
2
2
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
9
3
S
10
0.9
W
5
2.2
S
10
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1
2
6
5
53
127
232
724
1650
34
980
20
20
2193
2057
2041
1701
1403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
11
2
0
0
25
148
145
260
0
0
0
2
2
0
13
67
13
0
0
0
0
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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