
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
405 | 495 | 417 | 305 | 265 | 212 | 200 | 171 | 241 | 424 | 353 | 263 | 393 | 263 | 270 | 284 | 298 | 335 | 327 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.24m | 6:51AM1.22m | 6:51PM1.28m | 7:28AM1.34m | 7:38PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.29m | 12:43PM0.41m | 1:04AM0.25m | 1:32PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 288 | 263 | 270 | 284 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 15 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 22 | S 21 | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
405 | 495 | 417 | 305 | 265 | 212 | 200 | 171 | 241 | 424 | 353 | 263 | 393 | — | — | — | 298 | 335 | 327 | 382 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 814 | 204 | 203 | 131 | 68 | 131 | 248 | 233 | 588 | 588 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 399 | 399 | 52 | 9 |
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