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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | 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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1444 | 1469 | 1469 | 1469 | 2104 | 1888 | 2555 | 2119 | 1999 | 1866 | 1721 | 1572 | 1439 | 1290 | 1248 | 1227 | 1095 | 969 | 826 | 769 | 1289 | 998 | 993 | 935 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.18m | 5:08PM1.30m | 5:16AM1.14m | 5:52PM1.37m | 6:07AM1.10m | 6:32PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.50m | 10:32AM0.34m | 11:20PM0.44m | 11:14AM0.34m | 00:15AM0.39m | 11:53AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 |
1444 | 1469 | 1469 | 1469 | 1469 | 42 | 2119 | 2119 | 1999 | 1866 | 1721 | 1572 | 1439 | 1290 | 1248 | 1227 | 1095 | 969 | 826 | 769 | 810 | 21 | 20 | 935 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 |
62 | 56 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | 3 | 47 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2104 | 1888 | 2555 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1289 | 998 | 993 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 58 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 316 | 187 | 0 |
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