
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
778 | 763 | 672 | 588 | 501 | 482 | 416 | 416 | 363 | 356 | 294 | 318 | 312 | 253 | 248 | 248 | 210 | 159 | 156 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:54PM1.16m | 00:53AM1.09m | 1:47PM1.15m | 1:46AM0.96m | 2:45PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.41m | 7:17AM0.28m | 8:06PM0.46m | 8:00AM0.34m | 9:19PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
778 | 763 | 672 | 588 | 501 | 482 | 416 | 416 | 363 | 356 | 294 | 318 | 312 | 253 | 248 | 248 | 210 | 159 | 156 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
181 | 136 | 132 | 118 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 97 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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