Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 96 | 101 | 87 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 53 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 65 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 42 | 62 | 79 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.10m | 2:00AM1.22m | 3:08PM1.19m | 3:04AM1.17m | 4:03PM1.28m | 4:12AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM0.57m | 8:40AM0.33m | 9:09PM0.53m | 9:28AM0.34m | 10:18PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
106 | 96 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 42 | 62 | 79 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | S 15 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
22 | 63 | 101 | 87 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 12 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 65 | — | — | 40 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 316 | 150 | 58 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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