Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 381 | 343 | 299 | 298 | 777 | 724 | 541 | 511 | 407 | 341 | 293 | 287 | 305 | 365 | 533 | 460 | 275 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.40m | 8:16AM1.14m | 8:17PM1.42m | 8:50AM1.21m | 8:55PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.08m | 1:58PM0.22m | 2:43AM0.07m | 2:40PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 381 | 343 | 299 | 220 | 777 | 724 | 541 | 511 | 407 | 341 | 293 | 287 | 305 | 365 | 533 | 460 | 209 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 41 | 298 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 275 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 70 | 39 | 36 | 62 | 54 | 26 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 198 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
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