Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 30 | 82 | 127 | 170 | 93 | 78 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.75m | 2:56PM1.09m | 3:39AM0.70m | 4:02PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.43m | 10:07PM0.44m | 8:53AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 95 | 51 | 39 | 65 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 132 | 93 | 78 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 77 | 65 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 49 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 30 | 82 | 127 | 170 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 133 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 196 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 316 | 316 | 187 |
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