
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 10AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 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 Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
947 | 890 | 792 | 701 | 561 | 489 | 432 | 432 | 386 | 326 | 326 | 497 | 411 | 307 | 269 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 181 | 184 | 145 | 141 | |
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 | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.28m | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.34m | 9:09PM1.39m | 9:32AM1.37m | 9:49PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.06m | 2:13PM0.13m | 2:46AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.10m | 3:45PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
947 | 890 | 792 | 701 | 561 | 489 | 432 | 432 | 386 | 326 | 326 | 497 | 411 | 307 | 269 | 206 | 198 | 158 | 158 | 164 | 181 | 184 | 143 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 22 | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
46 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 118 | 186 | 186 | 171 | 156 | 141 | 144 | 198 | 123 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 21 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 102 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 145 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 368 | 58 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 264 | 530 | 133 | 58 |
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