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 9 am Monday 25 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 20.9° 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 4PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Afternoon (25 May)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Evening (25 May)	8ft (2.4m)	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 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25						Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thu 28
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1673	1703	1595	1522	1520	1546	1444	1469	1469	1776	1934	2284	2322	2165	2393	1866	1712	1547	1572	1598	1547	1369	1347	1204
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:19PM1.21m				4:18AM1.18m				5:08PM1.30m				5:16AM1.14m				5:52PM1.37m
Low Tide		9:46AM0.33m					10:17PM0.50m				10:32AM0.34m				11:20PM0.44m				11:14AM0.34m				00:15AM0.39m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45
	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	4:54
mm	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1	2	2	3	1	—	—	—	2	1	—	3	3	1	1
Temp °C	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	17	18	19	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	18	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	19	20	20	19	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 11	S 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	1673	1703	1595	1522	1520	1546	1444	1469	1469	1469	1602	1738	22	21	2020	1866	1712	1547	1572	1598	1547	1369	1347	1204
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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 18	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	2	6	21	45	40	67	62	56	52	47	45	42	6	5	21	20	9	8	8	18	30	45	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	S 20	S 20	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	6	6	8	2	2	—	—	8	7	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1776	1934	2284	2322	2165	2393	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	11	11	11	9	24	11	11	11	68	150	20	52	11	0	0	0	0	21	24	113	52	58
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Forresters	Crackneck	Forresters	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Copacobana Point	Copacobana Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point	Copacobana Point	Pelican Beach			Umina Point	Umina Point	Frazer Park	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Forresters	Pelican Beach		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Little Gibber - Dark Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5			5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	7

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