
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 841 | 649 | 545 | 461 | 379 | 307 | 288 | 235 | 194 | 186 | 154 | 115 | 108 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM0.79m | 6:18PM1.29m | 7:01AM0.84m | 6:56PM1.34m | 7:39AM0.90m | 7:33PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.33m | 11:21AM0.39m | 1:12AM0.26m | 12:10PM0.37m | 1:46AM0.19m | 12:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
655 | 857 | 984 | 932 | 841 | 649 | 545 | 461 | 379 | 307 | 288 | 235 | 194 | 186 | 154 | 115 | 108 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 4 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | SSE 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 |
40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 63 |
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