Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 21.1° 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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2738	2851	2851	2586	2380	2321	2128	2092	1901	1835	1835	1733	1603	1522	1398	1398	1280	1302	1347	1369	1519	1519	1595	1544
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NNW	W	WSW	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		2:06AM1.30m				3:23PM1.13m				3:13AM1.23m					4:19PM1.21m				4:18AM1.18m				5:08PM1.30m
Low Tide				8:55AM0.31m				9:06PM0.54m				9:46AM0.33m					10:17PM0.50m				10:32AM0.34m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	20	20	19	17
Feels °C	16	16	17	18	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	2738	2851	2851	2586	2380	2321	2128	2092	1901	1835	1835	1733	1603	1522	1398	1398	1280	1302	1347	1369	1519	1519	1595	1544
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	24	20	18	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	9	6	21	45	40	67	62	56	52	47	44	42	22	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 20	—	S 19	S 18	S 17	—	S 17
kJ	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	8	2	2	2	2	8	—	7	6	6	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	203	89	52	89	52	36	32	11	11	0	0	0	0	24	11	11	11	9	0	23	190	68	9	0
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Rating (10 max)			4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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