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Frenchmans Reef surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 29 Jan 2025 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1
SE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ENE
0.5
SE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)788888761413107777775666666666655888888688777787456666676788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)338446443386247283152692462761771351211099113615310315915917113714212312310987716458515151515051295144475049374521409215415414511790218448674590648392344275
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.53
9:35PM
1.06
9:35AM
1.56
10:16PM
1.12
10:18AM
1.56
10:57PM
1.18
11:02AM
1.52
11:39PM
1.21
11:47AM
1.43
12:23AM
1.24
12:33PM
1.30
1:10AM
1.24
1:24PM
1.16
2:04AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.27
3:36PM
0.05
3:05AM
0.23
4:16PM
0.02
3:53AM
0.20
4:56PM
0.02
4:42AM
0.20
5:35PM
0.06
5:32AM
0.21
6:15PM
0.11
6:26AM
0.25
6:57PM
0.18
7:25AM
0.30
7:41PM
0.26
8:32AM
0.35
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Sunrise--6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-----7:59-------7:58-------7:58-------7:57-------7:55-------7:55-------7:54------
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Rain (mm)
1-----21-11---1122221---------------------------------------
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Feels °C (?)171819202021212223232323232223232120201917182020191920192021222222222222232221222223242525232322222120242323212424242524
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