Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 52 | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 177 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.26m | 3:35AM0.85m | 4:09PM1.31m | 5:07AM0.85m | 5:20PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:49PM0.36m | 9:13AM0.38m | 11:12PM0.29m | 10:24AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 48 | 72 | 51 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 110 | 177 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 52 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 46 | — | — | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 52 | 68 | 52 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 588 |
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