Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 81 | 320 | 859 | 938 | 1029 | 978 | 635 | 351 | 326 | 453 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.03m | 8:14PM1.64m | 9:00AM1.08m | 9:02PM1.64m | 9:47AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.30m | 2:16AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.26m | 3:03AM0.03m | 2:31PM0.24m | 3:49AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 206 | 593 | — | — | 725 | 440 | 5 | 5 | 332 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 15 | E 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 81 | 320 | 859 | 938 | 1029 | 978 | 635 | 351 | 326 | 453 | 466 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 204 | 69 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
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