
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
872 | 890 | 627 | 450 | 377 | 362 | 305 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 233 | 169 | 149 | 261 | 308 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM1.07m | 11:46AM1.55m | 00:41AM1.01m | 12:42PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.18m | 5:12AM0.39m | 6:45PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.46m | 7:48PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
872 | 890 | 627 | 450 | 377 | 362 | 305 | 569 | 485 | 515 | 407 | 311 | 52 | 169 | 149 | 110 | 211 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | E 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 |
264 | 343 | 464 | 424 | 339 | 260 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 233 | 2 | — | — | 79 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 15 | 57 | 89 | 86 | 65 | 89 | 49 | 133 | 261 | 308 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 58 | 58 | 316 | 58 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 264 | 144 | 11 | 9 |
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