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 pm Wednesday 27 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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	11s

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 46mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 27		Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	3	0	!	!	3	!	!	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 7	E 10	SSW 7	SSW 8	E 10	S 8	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1129	1111	986	855	811	841	828	649	954	890	780	724	648	567	557	557	636	618	494	498	526	386	390	554
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	5:52PM1.37m				6:07AM1.10m				6:32PM1.44m				6:53AM1.07m					7:10PM1.48m				7:36AM1.05m
Low Tide			00:15AM0.39m				11:53AM0.34m					1:04AM0.33m			12:31PM0.34m					1:48AM0.29m				1:08PM0.34m


	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54
mm	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	5	8	6	2	—	1	3	7	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	19	19
Feels °C	21	20	21	21	20	21	19	18	17	16	17	18	19	18	16	13	13	14	15	13	11	11	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 16	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9
kJ	1129	1111	986	855	811	841	828	649	21	21	780	724	648	567	557	557	504	494	494	339	319	307	390	554
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 8	S 15	SSE 7	S 11	S 7	S 11	S 16	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	17	29	41	40	38	35	35	22	21	20	41	18	18	20	225	9	5	5	5	434	434	386	327	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 16	S 12	S 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	5	5	5	4	17	16	16	3	47	11	20	10	9	21	9	19	—	—	—	5	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	ESE 11	E 11	—	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	W 3	W 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	143	954	890	—	39	48	170	289	263	636	618	462	498	526	5	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	13	13	13	0	0	13	22	21	21	23	89	89	52	11	0	0	0	22	129	67	0	0	0	0
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