Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (03 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (03 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 2		Wednesday 3								Thursday 4								Friday 5
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	SW 7	SSW 8	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	57	61	62	94	72	67	27	49	50	49	66	67	98	95	58	58	53	53	36	206	723	2676	1727	2351
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:33PM1.48m					10:19AM0.97m				10:09PM1.45m				11:02AM0.97m				10:46PM1.41m				11:46AM0.98m
Low Tide					4:27AM0.22m			3:36PM0.45m					5:06AM0.23m				4:17PM0.49m				5:45AM0.25m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52
	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	15	17	20	19	16	15	15	14	14	16	17	16	14	13	13	14	13	15	17	17
	11	11	11	10	10	11	14	13	10	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	8	6	6	7	7	9	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 8	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	57	61	62	94	72	67	27	49	50	49	66	67	98	95	58	58	53	53	36	33	384	1518	1727	1762
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	NE 6	S 8	S 7	S 11	E 11	NE 8	NNE 7	S 10	S 10	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 10	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11
kJ	4	4	5	5	4	2	21	9	5	8	7	9	22	19	18	17	17	7	2	12	33	34	20	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 7	NE 8	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 8	S 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	N 5	NE 8	NW 5	E 12	S 12	—	—	—
kJ	1	3	5	2	2	1	9	8	8	2	3	6	3	2	3	6	4	2	1	11	12	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 7	SSW 8	S 11	—	S 11
kJ	19	19	17	21	21	25	27	31	21	24	27	23	22	27	27	39	32	43	53	206	723	2676	—	2351
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	3	4	5
Distance (km)	2	9	2	32	23	58	58	41	32	32	2	2	20	48	58	24	41	63	63	221	145	25	43	21
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					3	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	5	5	5	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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