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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
863 | 1178 | 1352 | 1152 | 951 | 884 | 707 | 909 | 1021 | 1593 | 1255 | 1281 | 1137 | 938 | 963 | 1005 | 1423 | 1350 | 1283 | 1038 | 632 | 549 | 539 | 481 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.09m | 10:11PM1.63m | 11:06AM1.05m | 11:04PM1.57m | 12:06PM1.02m | 00:00AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.13m | 3:37PM0.38m | 5:09AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
863 | 1178 | 1352 | 1152 | 951 | 884 | 707 | 685 | 718 | 1113 | 418 | 418 | 356 | 296 | 290 | 240 | 240 | 240 | 235 | 196 | 192 | 183 | 175 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 634 | 555 | 477 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 233 | 638 | 909 | 1021 | 1593 | 1255 | 1281 | 1137 | 938 | 963 | 1005 | 1423 | 1350 | 1283 | 1038 | 632 | 549 | 539 | 481 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 74 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 67 | 130 | 119 | 148 | 157 | 74 | 21 | 21 |
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