
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
820 | 951 | 869 | 625 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 456 | 456 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 569 | 469 | 373 | 307 | 260 | 220 | 189 | 190 | 214 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.28m | 3:45AM0.97m | 4:29PM1.36m | 5:06AM0.95m | 5:32PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.34m | 9:59PM0.42m | 9:40AM0.35m | 11:16PM0.34m | 10:39AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
820 | 951 | 869 | 625 | 727 | 614 | 602 | 614 | 502 | 456 | 456 | 627 | 580 | 592 | 569 | 469 | 373 | 307 | 260 | 220 | 164 | 132 | 214 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
365 | 95 | 97 | 173 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 114 | 181 | 176 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 108 | 195 | 213 | 189 | 190 | 86 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | — |
4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
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