Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 340 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 257 | 252 | 229 | 206 | 115 | 100 | 109 | 146 | 109 | 71 | 53 | 70 | 90 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.84m | 1:20PM1.21m | 2:26AM0.81m | 2:10PM1.17m | 3:39AM0.83m | 3:08PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.54m | 8:33PM0.40m | 7:37AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.41m | 8:42AM0.63m | 10:19PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 340 | 396 | 388 | 388 | 314 | 281 | 311 | 246 | 263 | 263 | 257 | 252 | 229 | 206 | 115 | 100 | 109 | 146 | 109 | 71 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 53 | 92 | 52 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 11 | S 11 | — | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 3 | — | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 40 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 24 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 70 | 90 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 204 | 203 | 248 | 530 | 248 | 113 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 439 | 439 | 131 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 356 | 434 | 316 | 58 |
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