Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is

20.0°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s
Evening (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	SSE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 4	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	19	13	13	13	14	42	122	103	68	64	57	44	37	108	135	171	352	753	1359	1575	1052	683	488	365
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	SSW	WSW	N	NW	SSW	S	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				10:02AM1.49m				10:26PM1.18m				10:40AM1.46m					11:06PM1.08m				11:18AM1.41m
Low Tide		3:42AM0.21m				4:29PM0.17m				4:17AM0.26m					5:14PM0.21m			4:51AM0.32m					6:00PM0.27m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	30	34	31	27	26	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C	20	20	20	27	30	27	27	23	19	20	20	15	16	19	18	15	10	8	8	9	10	10	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8
kJ	12	13	8	7	14	6	9	103	68	64	57	44	37	26	13	18	25	24	16	16	16	26	15	365
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 16	S 15	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 7	—	NE 7	N 11	NNE 7	NE 6	S 16	S 15	S 13
kJ	15	13	8	5	3	2	5	4	14	10	6	3	13	16	16	7	—	7	2	4	2	5	38	202
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 6	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	N 13	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 8	SE 7	S 16	—	—	S 15	S 15	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	E 15	E 15	ENE 9
kJ	14	6	13	13	6	1	1	3	5	2	2	12	2	5	—	—	4	4	5	5	2	4	4	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	NNW 2	NE 5	NE 4	NE 6	SE 8	SSE 4	—	—	S 4	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	—
kJ	19	—	—	1	14	42	122	9	18	—	—	3	27	108	135	171	352	753	1359	1575	1052	683	488	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	1	1	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	114	75	96	74	58	0	14	0	2	0	56	22	13	22	130	263	292	190	237	237	263	22	21
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