Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 79 | 86 | 59 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 161 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | 10:02AM1.49m | 10:26PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.21m | 4:29PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 67 | 79 | 86 | 59 | 44 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 15 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | — | — | 9 | 18 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 49 | 161 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 64 | 816 | 202 | 114 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 32 | 58 | 11 | 0 |
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