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Frenchmans Reef surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 AEST
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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 22.8°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.0 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.4 °C)
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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 22.8°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.0 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 20.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.5
S
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.8
SE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.7
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
2.1
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1212121211111010101010109910101010999999966778777787777877789988111110161614141413776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)887792698604475381374314244194151148106787068484644436188418883154178414558623444285332584557215233408393270262204206398175210339383284319347249570407384357277363312259
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
1.05
10:26PM
1.46
11:10AM
0.99
11:12PM
1.43
12:09PM
0.94
12:07AM
1.39
1:18PM
0.93
1:10AM
1.36
2:33PM
0.97
2:21AM
1.34
3:43PM
1.05
3:33AM
1.35
4:41PM
1.17
4:41AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
0.25
3:51PM
0.39
5:19AM
0.27
4:35PM
0.46
6:15AM
0.29
5:29PM
0.52
7:17AM
0.31
6:38PM
0.56
8:21AM
0.32
7:55PM
0.57
9:23AM
0.31
9:12PM
0.54
10:18AM
0.29
10:24PM
0.46
11:08AM
0.26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset---5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09
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Rain (mm)
----------------------113432213812531233335552335431-----2335
Temp. °C161719191919181616172121201918161720252422211918171717181819171617181818171717171717171717171717171819191919191817181817
Feels °C (?)141618181818181616161918161716151618232120201515141212131315151112131414141415141515151516161516161617161716171716171717

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