Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 10 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.6°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 (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 14		Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 12	S 6	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	64	77	31	51	44	43	39	77	100	100	118	176	188	197	210	233	205	156	131	198
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			1:04AM0.91m				12:44PM1.30m				1:55AM0.91m				1:28PM1.25m					2:49AM0.95m
Low Tide	7:08PM0.31m				6:17AM0.57m				7:52PM0.34m				7:08AM0.61m					8:36PM0.35m


	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	20	21	21	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	16	14	14	13	12	13	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 9
kJ	8	42	31	51	44	43	32	77	100	100	82	79	54	47	31	31	205	156	131	198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 8	ENE 8	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 12	S 14	S 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	7	11	20	22	39	42	33	25	4	3	11	10	17	11	11	10	31	31	30	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	E 10	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 8	S 14	—	S 18	S 18	S 17	E 7	S 17	S 17	S 15	NNE 8	ENE 7	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	7	9	7	6	6	10	4	—	7	6	6	3	6	6	18	6	10	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	—
kJ	64	77	—	6	7	23	39	56	66	87	118	176	188	197	210	233	42	43	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	58	0	0	0	13	13	14	22	22	22	22	196	22	22	22	148	22	20	14	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2		2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	4	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	9

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