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Frenchmans Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Frenchmans Beach 5 photos

  • Congwong Bay - panoramio

    Congwong Bay - panoramio. Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Bare Island Sydney Australia - Flickr - Lenny K Photography

    Bare Island Sydney Australia - Flickr - Lenny K Photography. Lenny K Photography from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Aphelodoris varia

    Aphelodoris varia. Taso Viglas from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bare Island Sydney

    Bare Island Sydney. Lenny K Photography from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bare Island Bridge - panoramio

    Bare Island Bridge - panoramio. Tony Hugo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:14 pm
7 am
2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.2
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
Now
6.0
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
36 km/h22 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
7 pm
6.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
3320 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4126 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
7:14 pm
Today
2.7Poor7 am2616
2.8Poor8 am2314
3.0Poor9 am2516
3.4Poor10 am2516
4.2Fair11 am2516
4.5Fair12 pm2817
4.9Fair1 pm3018
5.8Good2 pm2918
6.0GoodNow3320
6.1Good4 pm3622
6.1Good5 pm3321
6.3Good6 pm3321
6.1Good7 pm3421
Sat
7.3Great7 am43
5.4Fair8 am53
7.4Great9 am43
7.7Great10 am42
8.1Great11 am85
7.8Great12 pm1610
7.4Great1 pm1912
7.3Great2 pm2113
7.5Great3 pm2214
7.2Great4 pm2415
7.6Great5 pm2314
7.3Great6 pm2717
7.1Great7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 8 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 4 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms210 m700 ft away
  • Drinking water270 m890 ft away
  • Parking16 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables260 m840 ft away
  • Playground270 m880 ft awayFrenchmans Bay Reserve Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
380 m0.2 miAnzac Pde after Goorawahl Av
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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