Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 172 | 193 | 184 | 201 | 179 | 179 | 184 | 165 | 133 | 103 | 96 | 93 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM0.91m | 7:22PM1.44m | 7:59AM0.93m | 7:58PM1.46m | 8:39AM0.95m | 8:34PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.29m | 12:35PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.23m | 1:16PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.19m | 1:57PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 190 | 172 | 193 | 184 | 201 | 179 | 43 | 184 | 165 | 133 | 103 | 96 | 93 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 58 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 19 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 37 | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 52 | 13 | 190 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
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