Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 137 | 356 | 1192 | 1886 | 1628 | 1033 | 703 | 544 | 439 | 408 | 620 | 710 | 625 | 510 | 371 | 248 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.03m | 8:14PM1.64m | 9:00AM1.08m | 9:02PM1.64m | 9:47AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.26m | 3:03AM0.03m | 2:31PM0.24m | 3:49AM0.01m | 3:24PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 371 | 248 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 7 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 15 | — | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 27 | 13 | 52 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 67 | 137 | 356 | 1192 | 1886 | 1628 | 1033 | 703 | 544 | 439 | 408 | 620 | 710 | 625 | 510 | 13 | 30 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 196 | 196 | 399 | 196 | 196 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 237 | 74 | 74 | 21 | 63 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 69 |
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