Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 May 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
SSW
7
0.7
E
10
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
313
422
228
195
167
135
121
118
97
93
87
91
95
192
110
83
81
81
81
81
80
57
57
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
S
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:47PM1.51m
8:17AM1.02m
8:23PM1.51m
8:58AM1.00m
8:58PM1.50m
9:38AM0.98m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.34m
2:30AM0.26m
1:44PM0.35m
3:10AM0.23m
2:21PM0.38m
3:49AM0.22m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
4:53
Temp °C
19
18
17
14
13
13
12
16
19
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
16
16
14
13
12
13
12
14
16
16
14
10
9
9
8
12
15
12
9
7
6
6
6
8
14
13
9
7
7
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
298
313
311
228
195
167
135
109
108
90
89
87
85
85
107
110
66
38
51
53
81
80
57
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
239
192
192
153
153
156
123
121
118
18
26
25
14
7
87
87
83
81
81
81
37
42
27
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
17
25
10
35
31
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
422
5
3
5
5
3
2
97
93
79
91
95
192
1
6
9
8
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
13
0
2
2
0
0
0
20
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
2
9
9
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
7
1
1
5
4
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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