
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
134 | 134 | 106 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.26m | 11:58AM1.20m | 00:04AM1.15m | 12:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.30m | 5:43AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.34m | 6:24AM0.25m | 7:11PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
134 | 134 | 106 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 15 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 15 | E 15 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | E 18 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 309 | 196 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 77 | 20 |
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