Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 425 | 411 | 376 | 223 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 184 | 146 | 165 | 172 | 138 | 180 | 132 | 132 | 118 | 176 | 256 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.34m | 9:09PM1.39m | 9:32AM1.37m | 9:49PM1.29m | 10:11AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.10m | 3:45PM0.14m | 3:57AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 326 | 425 | 411 | 376 | 223 | 206 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 138 | 138 | 85 | 52 | 132 | 118 | 82 | 81 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 171 | 156 | 83 | 144 | 198 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 47 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 180 | 132 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 16 | — | E 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 123 | 102 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 77 | 165 | 172 | 120 | 132 | — | 75 | 44 | 176 | 256 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 248 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 264 | 530 | 131 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 32 | 11 |
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