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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
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)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
— | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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