Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 5		Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	0	0	!	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4212	3254	2541	2035	1798	1765	1620	1658	1626	1673	1868	2060	2242	2349	2799	2992	2852	2667	2330	2170	1942	1630	1467	1340
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			11:43PM1.32m				12:38PM1.12m				00:30AM1.23m					1:27PM1.16m				1:25AM1.14m				2:23PM1.21m
Low Tide	5:34PM0.44m				6:25AM0.22m				6:30PM0.46m					7:07AM0.26m				7:32PM0.47m				7:53AM0.30m


	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	12	10	10	9	10	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	—	S 16	SE 15	ESE 15	ESE 13	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	14	4	13	—	—	—	301	—	—	—	—	20	60	123	342	1467	1340
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	15	15	15	15	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	408	249
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—
kJ	4212	3254	2541	2035	1798	1765	1620	1658	1626	1673	1868	2060	2242	2349	2799	2992	2852	2667	2330	2170	1942	1630	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	263	263	263	303	324	270	237	198	198	148	21	21	21	21	74	74	163	198	148	148	67	21	21	14
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Rating (10 max)											4	4	4	4								4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8

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