Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 160 | 223 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 31 | 44 | 29 | 59 | 130 | 176 | 181 | 131 | 107 | 89 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.48m | 11:31PM0.97m | 11:27AM1.42m | 00:16AM0.93m | 12:04PM1.36m | 1:04AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.39m | 5:42PM0.25m | 4:54AM0.45m | 6:25PM0.28m | 5:33AM0.51m | 7:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | 7:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 18 | 31 | 67 | 25 | 24 | 77 | 64 | 58 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 124 | 115 | 131 | 107 | 89 | 1 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 9 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | N 11 | S 9 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 6 | S 14 | E 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | W 3 | E 6 | ESE 3 | S 10 | SE 4 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 160 | 223 | 60 | 84 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 44 | 29 | 59 | 130 | 176 | 181 | — | — | 1 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 248 | 248 | 52 | 95 | 24 | 11 | 52 | 13 | 842 | 316 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
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