Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 15		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	78	106	111	151	147	137	140	166	151	161	179	209	173	173	169	166	175	135	135	186	194	198	198	212
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		8:22PM1.69m				9:11AM1.08m				9:12PM1.68m					10:03AM1.08m				10:02PM1.64m				10:55AM1.08m
Low Tide				3:15AM0.09m				2:36PM0.32m					4:06AM0.08m			3:30PM0.34m					4:56AM0.09m


	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	21	19	18	17	16	16	17	20	20
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	14	13	15	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	20	20	17	16	15	14	14	15	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	78	106	111	151	147	137	140	140	151	161	179	209	173	173	169	166	175	135	135	186	194	198	198	212
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	37	26	29	42	26	99	85	166	106	103	97	87	84	82	81	53	49	48	48	30	27	25	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 6	S 8	S 16	S 15	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	20	15	12	78	68	12	12	20	18	9	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	30	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	NNW 2	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	—	1	1	—	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	74	22	52	52	11	0	0	2	9	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	9	2	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	5	4	5	5	7

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