Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 06 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)99999999999991010109910109989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20127527523220220219916516513010210210487898883103175172143249150110
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
1.35
10:54AM
0.97
11:07PM
1.29
11:36AM
0.88
11:46PM
1.23
12:26PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.30
4:36PM
0.38
5:55AM
0.35
5:09PM
0.45
6:46AM
0.39
5:49PM
0.52
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:42-------5:39--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716181919181817161724282524222120192223222121
Feels °C (?)181715181819181716151523272423202018182122222223
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