Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1431 | 2884 | 2641 | 1873 | 4051 | 3093 | 2541 | 1998 | 1883 | 1730 | 1620 | 1658 | 1594 | 1640 | 1724 | 1868 | 1962 | 2000 | 2534 | 2677 | 2498 | 2330 | 2058 | 1871 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.09m | 11:43PM1.32m | 12:38PM1.12m | 00:30AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.16m | 1:25AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.18m | 5:34PM0.44m | 6:25AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.46m | 7:07AM0.26m | 7:32PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 13 | — | SE 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1243 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 35 | — | 357 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 2058 | 1871 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1431 | 2884 | 2641 | 1873 | 4051 | 3093 | 2541 | 1998 | 1883 | 1730 | 1620 | 1658 | 1594 | 1640 | 1724 | 1868 | 1962 | 2000 | 2534 | 2677 | 2498 | 2330 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 69 | 74 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 341 | 326 | 270 | 270 | 198 | 198 | 74 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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