Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frenchmans Reef sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.0° 

Frenchmans Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
NE
6
2.4
NE
7
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
244
342
547
623
561
431
295
241
157
113
113
75
73
73
121
617
424
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20PM1.39m
6:17AM0.91m
6:21PM1.47m
7:11AM0.99m
7:14PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.19m
11:34AM0.33m
1:12AM0.11m
12:36PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
15
14
12
15
16
14
15
15
16
16
17
20
20
16
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
10
7
4
6
6
5
7
8
10
10
11
15
17
11
7
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