Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99999991010109910109988899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19916516512912910210487908883103148334294268166100958583818583
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
1.29
11:36AM
0.88
11:46PM
1.23
12:26PM
0.82
12:30AM
1.18
1:30PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.38
5:55AM
0.35
5:09PM
0.45
6:46AM
0.39
5:49PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.42
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161724272423222020192222212121201918222423
Feels °C (?)151516151523262223221818182120202123222019232322
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