Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Dec)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (27 Dec)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101099999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)682600587593701808957101910871048963891826653564510446388388352185196191176
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
1.26
3:06AM
1.18
3:05PM
1.18
4:03AM
1.25
4:13PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.48
8:44PM
0.27
9:09AM
0.48
9:32PM
0.31
10:21AM
0.45
10:24PM
0.33
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
Sunrise5:43-------5:43-------5:45-------
Sunset----8:02-------8:04-------8:04---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818181718171717191919191818171718191919181715
Feels °C (?)141414131315131212141414151516151516171718181715
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