Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 141 | 146 | 154 | 140 | 300 | 289 | 606 | 1537 | 749 | 530 | 342 | 241 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.31m | 5:07AM0.85m | 5:20PM1.39m | 6:17AM0.91m | 6:21PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.29m | 10:24AM0.37m | 00:19AM0.19m | 11:34AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | S 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 138 | 141 | 146 | 154 | 140 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 941 | 749 | 530 | 342 | 241 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 300 | 289 | 606 | 1537 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 78 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 399 | 316 | 622 | 20 | 58 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 58 |
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