Frenchmans Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.10° S 151.66° E

Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2
ENE
7
2.5
NE
8
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
47
58
57
40
50
64
61
61
110
149
146
143
140
416
332
865
615
547
441
288
231
176
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM0.85m
4:09PM1.31m
5:07AM0.85m
5:20PM1.39m
6:17AM0.91m
6:21PM1.47m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.38m
11:12PM0.29m
10:24AM0.37m
00:19AM0.19m
11:34AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
11
9
13
18
16
15
16
16
14
16
10
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
12
11
11
10
10
8
6
11
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
2
7
7
7
7
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