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Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 ACDT
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Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) sea temperature is
19.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) today?

The current surf forecast for Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111112181717161616171716161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2391891601261289112019737354562068389010439699691081105410691001869785682530
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
30
NW
30
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
0
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.97
4:39PM
0.82
4:20AM
0.89
5:17PM
0.89
4:13AM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.33
10:26AM
0.33
9:47PM
0.47
10:21AM
0.35
10:12PM
0.63
10:12AM
0.35
Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset8:29-------8:29-------8:28-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302424242836383221171616161820201816161719313331
Feels °C (?)272119192329312919161515141517171615161717283029
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