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Frenchmans Reef Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
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 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1246 | 1196 | 1045 | 906 | 870 | 855 | 769 | 841 | 932 | 881 | 816 | 708 | 546 | 407 | 347 | 305 | 318 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 266 | 249 | 201 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 1.24 | 5:31PM 1.11 | 5:25AM 1.30 | 6:10PM 1.23 | 6:15AM 1.34 | 6:49PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 0.29 | 11:10PM 0.44 | 11:51AM 0.25 | 12:02AM 0.35 | 12:30PM 0.21 | 12:52AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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