Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 202 | 267 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 94 | 129 | 114 | 75 | 86 | 128 | 163 | 120 | 183 | 240 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.15m | 5:58AM0.79m | 5:45PM1.21m | 6:36AM0.87m | 6:25PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.32m | 10:56AM0.44m | 00:36AM0.25m | 11:49AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 202 | 267 | 200 | 159 | 159 | 123 | 94 | 98 | 75 | 75 | 51 | 67 | 93 | 120 | 29 | 240 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | E 14 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 13 | S 15 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 244 | 78 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 40 | — | 8 | 21 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 19 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 17 | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 49 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | — | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 35 | 61 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 68 | 129 | 114 | 65 | 86 | 128 | 163 | — | 183 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 253 | 253 | 150 | 52 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
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