
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 220 | 140 | 109 | 83 | 51 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:18AM0.96m | 6:30PM1.53m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:23PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.03m | 8:14PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.24m | 11:40AM0.33m | 1:24AM0.15m | 12:40PM0.30m | 2:16AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
225 | 220 | 140 | 109 | 83 | 51 | 49 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
4 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 14 | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | E 10 | N 3 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 |
3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 148 | 97 | 0 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 196 | 119 | 504 | 196 | 196 | 477 | 129 | 64 |
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