Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 183 | 204 | 110 | 189 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 113 | 105 | 105 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 141 | 121 | 115 | 101 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.25m | 10:54PM1.27m | 11:26AM1.23m | 11:36PM1.12m | 12:11PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.21m | 5:14AM0.15m | 5:40PM0.28m | 5:50AM0.23m | 6:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 183 | 204 | 110 | 189 | 110 | 127 | 105 | 105 | 113 | 105 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 95 | 85 | 121 | 115 | 101 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 12 | S 18 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 148 | 69 | 54 | 12 | 50 | 178 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 80 | 74 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | E 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 96 | 10 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 62 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 63 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | 53 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 141 | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 74 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 113 | 58 | 113 | 114 | 22 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
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