
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1795 | 1562 | 1377 | 1313 | 955 | 773 | 726 | 951 | 869 | 667 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 492 | 446 | 414 | 476 | 546 | 527 | 469 | 459 | 365 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.21m | 2:29AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.28m | 3:45AM0.97m | 4:29PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.30m | 8:43PM0.46m | 8:44AM0.34m | 9:59PM0.42m | 9:40AM0.35m | 11:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
1795 | 1562 | 1377 | 1313 | 746 | 773 | 726 | 951 | 869 | 667 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 492 | 446 | 414 | 476 | 546 | 527 | 469 | 459 | 365 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
140 | 223 | 282 | 335 | 5 | 722 | 421 | 95 | 97 | 210 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 89 | 93 | 144 | 109 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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