Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 AEDT

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 22.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Dec)	-	-
Afternoon (30 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (30 Dec)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

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	Tuesday 30				Wednesday 31								Thursday 01								Friday 02
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	!	!	3	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	10	9	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	8	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	222	250	171	365	302	302	384	1152	1301	1201	1217	1341	1276	1317	1230	1028	746	616	536	436	429	313	242	281
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	N	N	NNE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			5:27PM 1.04				6:04AM 1.43				6:40PM 1.01				7:02AM 1.52				7:48PM 1.00				7:58AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)	11:35AM 0.39				11:18PM 0.34				12:47PM 0.30				12:14AM 0.33				1:54PM 0.21				1:11AM 0.32

	Tuesday 30				Wednesday 31								Thursday 01								Friday 02
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-
Sunset	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	19	18	17	16	17	19	21	20	20	20	19	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	19
Feels °C (?)	17	17	18	17	17	16	17	19	20	17	18	20	18	17	19	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16

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