Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 130 | 167 | 225 | 220 | 153 | 143 | 82 | 110 | 289 | 152 | 273 | 573 | 1412 | 1170 | 679 | 384 | 273 | 619 | 331 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:17AM0.73m | 3:06PM1.09m | 4:38AM0.79m | 4:08PM1.12m | 5:25AM0.87m | 5:01PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.55m | 10:22PM0.39m | 9:25AM0.55m | 11:08PM0.34m | 10:29AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 81 | 143 | 130 | 90 | 14 | 220 | 153 | 52 | 76 | 110 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 169 | 1412 | 1170 | 679 | 384 | 273 | 619 | 331 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 25 | 54 | 111 | 167 | 225 | 28 | 55 | 143 | 82 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 116 | 189 | 29 | 27 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | W 4 | — | E 11 | S 19 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | E 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 289 | 152 | 273 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 60 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 530 | 263 | 430 | 270 | 237 | 22 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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