Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 30 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.1
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
298
298
313
461
270
195
156
123
121
118
89
89
100
85
85
107
166
99
83
81
58
60
60
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
S
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM1.05m
7:47PM1.51m
8:17AM1.02m
8:23PM1.51m
8:58AM1.00m
8:58PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.34m
2:30AM0.26m
1:44PM0.35m
3:10AM0.23m
2:21PM0.38m
3:49AM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
12
14
19
19
17
14
13
13
13
16
19
18
14
13
11
11
10
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
7
9
15
17
14
11
9
9
9
12
15
13
8
8
6
6
6
9
13
13
10
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
287
298
298
313
356
270
195
132
107
84
86
89
89
85
76
66
107
107
64
36
81
58
60
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
S
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
333
284
239
192
192
153
153
156
123
121
118
7
14
2
85
85
85
85
83
83
26
58
57
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
4
8
2
8
2
6
16
16
37
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
1.8
S
8
0.7
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
1.4
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
461
16
3
5
3
3
3
73
89
100
7
6
3
166
99
1
8
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
2
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
2
3
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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