Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)101099101010999999151414141413131371313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17919717311692908985109811088379121165183229210201198246247178178
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.82
12:30AM
1.18
1:30PM
0.79
1:24AM
1.15
2:47PM
0.81
2:26AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
0.39
5:49PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.42
6:45PM
0.57
8:41AM
0.41
7:54PM
0.60
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:38-------5:37----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192323222221201918222423222120202026323027262322
Feels °C (?)192322212223222119232321212120201923302826242221
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