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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
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | |
58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 90 | 86 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 67 | 68 | 101 | 98 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 37 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:38AM0.98m | 9:33PM1.48m | 10:19AM0.97m | 10:09PM1.45m | 11:02AM0.97m | 10:46PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:27AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.45m | 5:06AM0.23m | 4:17PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 90 | 86 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 67 | 68 | 101 | 98 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 26 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | SW 5 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 37 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 12 | NNW 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 48 | 145 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 58 | 41 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 221 |
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