Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 190 | 206 | 140 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 77 | 108 | 127 | 169 | 227 | 222 | 220 | 145 | 106 | 110 | 196 | 87 | 192 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:46AM0.74m | 2:01PM1.10m | 3:17AM0.73m | 3:06PM1.09m | 4:38AM0.79m | 4:08PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.43m | 8:16AM0.55m | 10:22PM0.39m | 9:25AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 110 | 117 | 94 | 90 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 44 | 77 | 108 | 127 | 90 | 17 | 222 | 220 | 75 | 106 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 48 | 206 | 140 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 53 | 112 | 169 | 227 | 28 | 55 | 145 | 82 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | S 16 | — | — | E 11 | S 19 |
| kJ | 190 | 190 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 21 | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | E 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | W 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 196 | 87 | 192 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 530 | 263 | 22 |
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