Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 9 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

18.2° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17						Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	0	0	!	!	!	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	92	78	81	84	84	84	84	108	123	170	176	234	294	396	1068	1116	1174	976	882	882	802	711
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			10:32AM1.14m				10:35PM1.50m				11:18AM1.16m				11:20PM1.38m				12:05PM1.16m
Low Tide	4:32AM0.03m				4:16PM0.25m				5:14AM0.08m				5:08PM0.29m				5:55AM0.14m				6:03PM0.35m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	S 6	S 8	E 6	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	92	78	81	84	18	68	84	108	52	49	47	46	45	27	1068	1116	1174	976	882	882	802	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 20	SSE 19	S 9	S 9	SSE 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 13
kJ	62	72	52	26	22	22	55	35	35	35	32	32	68	72	25	23	103	95	140	125	170	123
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 16	S 15	S 8	S 11	—	S 21	SSW 21	—	—	S 18	S 18	—	SE 18	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 16	SE 17
kJ	20	21	18	21	22	—	9	87	—	—	6	6	—	13	69	107	22	12	12	12	10	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	S 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	84	84	16	97	123	170	176	234	294	396	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	14	20	21	21	21	23	22	67	67	145	145	157	157	74	74	89	89	74	14	14	22	22
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7

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