
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (28 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
655 | 605 | 360 | 309 | 309 | 266 | 200 | 196 | 165 | 202 | 235 | 231 | 235 | 235 | 279 | 225 | 183 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.37m | 8:53AM1.44m | 9:13PM1.31m | 9:32AM1.47m | 9:58PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.15m | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:13AM0.19m | 3:56PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
24 | 26 | 360 | 309 | 309 | 266 | 200 | 196 | 165 | 202 | 235 | 231 | 235 | 235 | 279 | 225 | 183 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 17 |
6 | 23 | 45 | 70 | 67 | 17 | 87 | 19 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 93 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ESE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 12 |
6 | — | 7 | 20 | 19 | 37 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 42 | 76 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
655 | 605 | 173 | 135 | 89 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 35 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 29 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 157 | 157 | 190 | 190 | 130 | 23 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 22 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 58 | 58 |
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