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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)111113131312121211101112121111111011111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)950900126612551198920749644220428214083436036102522205916681282130011041104100810089341069
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.77
1:51AM
1.11
1:40PM
0.74
2:14AM
1.16
1:55PM
0.71
2:37AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.37
6:46PM
0.25
8:08AM
0.37
6:59PM
0.20
8:36AM
0.39
7:13PM
0.16
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:24-------6:24-------6:22-------
Sunset----7:34-------7:35-------7:36---
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--21527-----------------
Temp. °C131819221717181514131515141212131314151513121110
Feels °C (?)91620211615148867899910101112111010109
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20 km/h
N
0.0
16.3
Air / Water (°C)
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