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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.2° 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: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
4
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
4
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)111010101010999999999988899998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12382082240025612636234918391653161726272628208718421795971790602837808460460460380354
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.38
8:46PM
0.92
8:42AM
1.44
9:25PM
0.97
9:19AM
1.48
10:03PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.19
2:02AM
0.33
3:30PM
0.13
2:46AM
0.31
4:05PM
0.09
3:30AM
0.29
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset----8:04-------8:04-------8:04---
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
13233344567622112111--11
Temp. °C222122212121202021212120212120202021212121201920
Feels °C (?)221819181818181819181817181817171719181819191819
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