Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 137 | 117 | 94 | 77 | 313 | 125 | 95 | 95 | 77 | 59 | 81 | 66 | 57 | 119 | 184 | 113 | 80 | 59 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.98m | 12:58PM1.15m | 1:07AM0.85m | 1:53PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.75m | 2:56PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.31m | 7:34PM0.41m | 7:08AM0.37m | 8:46PM0.45m | 7:56AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
140 | 137 | 117 | 94 | 75 | 10 | 125 | 95 | 95 | 51 | 59 | 81 | 66 | 31 | 2 | 132 | 113 | 80 | 59 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 8 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
113 | 107 | 95 | 90 | 77 | 4 | 12 | — | 3 | 77 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
48 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 313 | 59 | 79 | 69 | 60 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 57 | 119 | 184 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 316 | 52 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 114 | 114 |
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