Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

18.1° C

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	!	!	0	!	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	524	515	510	588	698	569	408	270	187	127	94	74	134	131	131	131	127	197	206	225	240	287	411	736
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:47AM1.12m				9:49PM1.59m					10:32AM1.14m				10:35PM1.50m				11:18AM1.16m
Low Tide		3:49AM0.01m				3:24PM0.23m					4:32AM0.03m				4:16PM0.25m				5:14AM0.08m				5:08PM0.29m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	1	—	1	3	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	9	9	8	8	12	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 8	E 8	E 10
kJ	5	4	5	6	6	569	408	270	187	127	94	74	66	39	131	131	127	54	53	50	48	287	411	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	S 9	S 6	S 8	S 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 10	S 10	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	7	25	25	24	25	12	21	21	31	18	23	26	21	55	36	35	34	32	46	45	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 13	E 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 15	S 11	S 8	S 11	S 21	—	—	S 19	—	S 20	S 19	S 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	5	25	58	56	21	40	21	21	22	9	—	—	7	—	30	66	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	—	S 6	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	S 4
kJ	524	515	510	588	698	37	52	48	50	61	66	64	134	131	—	25	21	197	206	225	240	—	—	10
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	21	21	21	148	52	14	21	22	22	14	14	13	14	43	21	23	23	67	67	67	67	190	157	67
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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