Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
!
1
1
2
0
0
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
242
416
238
226
196
196
238
310
372
629
315
270
439
339
572
651
604
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM1.28m
7:28AM1.34m
7:38PM1.31m
8:06AM1.45m
8:25PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.25m
1:32PM0.32m
1:42AM0.23m
2:20PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
19
18
17
16
17
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
21
25
26
26
26
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
17
21
19
18
20
20
21
19
21
24
24
23
24
18
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