
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
434 | 338 | 269 | 223 | 284 | 123 | 81 | 97 | 91 | 124 | 239 | 227 | 344 | 277 | 277 | 231 | 126 | 79 | 138 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.47m | 10:46PM1.12m | 11:01AM1.44m | 11:40PM1.01m | 11:55AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.19m | 4:32AM0.32m | 5:48PM0.24m | 5:20AM0.39m | 6:55PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
434 | 338 | 257 | 183 | 189 | 123 | 81 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 211 | 178 | 122 | 111 | 7 | 79 | 138 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
19 | — | — | — | 123 | 117 | 68 | 65 | — | 19 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 2 | — |
47 | 124 | 269 | 223 | 284 | — | — | 97 | 91 | 124 | 239 | 227 | 344 | 277 | 277 | 231 | 126 | 27 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 202 | 140 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
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