Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 162 | 212 | 588 | 858 | 910 | 1423 | 1411 | 1056 | 802 | 612 | 488 | 1194 | 941 | 789 | 586 | 490 | 479 | 508 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.08m | 11:18AM1.41m | 11:48PM0.99m | 11:56AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.21m | 4:51AM0.32m | 6:00PM0.27m | 5:25AM0.39m | 6:48PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 205 | 277 | 1194 | 941 | 789 | 586 | 490 | 479 | 508 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | N 11 | S 17 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | S 15 | — | N 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 10 | — | E 14 | — | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 15 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 162 | 212 | 588 | 858 | 910 | 1423 | 1411 | 1056 | 802 | 612 | 488 | 408 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 130 | 303 | 263 | 309 | 335 | 292 | 237 | 237 | 263 | 237 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 58 |
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