
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
153 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 62 | 188 | 133 | 546 | 557 | 544 | 585 | 1019 | 776 | 1864 | 1439 | 1111 | 826 | 585 | 416 | 294 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48AM0.85m | 3:47PM1.16m | 4:05AM0.78m | 4:45PM1.20m | 5:19AM0.77m | 5:35PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.38m | 10:37PM0.45m | 9:36AM0.40m | 11:43PM0.40m | 10:29AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
153 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 62 | 44 | 109 | 546 | 557 | 544 | 585 | 1019 | 776 | 1864 | 1439 | 1111 | 826 | 585 | 416 | 294 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 524 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 115 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 120 | 188 | 133 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 130 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
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