Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2777 | 2783 | 3201 | 2945 | 2486 | 1760 | 1668 | 1019 | 757 | 600 | 518 | 398 | 398 | 311 | 325 | 332 | 293 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 11:51PM0.91m | 12:14PM1.19m | 00:40AM0.81m | 1:03PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.33m | 5:41AM0.38m | 7:06PM0.39m | 6:21AM0.45m | 8:11PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1346 | 1019 | 757 | 600 | 518 | 398 | 398 | 311 | 325 | 332 | 293 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 84 | 82 | 70 | 44 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 56 | 96 | 95 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2777 | 2783 | 3201 | 2945 | 2486 | 1760 | 1668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 466 | 335 | 190 | 69 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 0 |
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