Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 82 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 155 | 730 | 1970 | 2089 | 2768 | 2752 | 2547 | 1632 | 1257 | 1026 | 739 | 641 | 577 | 577 | 527 | 505 | 364 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM0.97m | 10:46PM1.41m | 11:46AM0.98m | 11:26PM1.37m | 12:32PM1.00m | 00:12AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.49m | 5:45AM0.25m | 5:04PM0.53m | 6:26AM0.27m | 5:57PM0.56m | 7:08AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
84 | 82 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 2040 | 2166 | 2003 | 1632 | 1257 | 1026 | 739 | 641 | 577 | 577 | 527 | 505 | 364 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 |
18 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 12 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 |
3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 56 | 81 | 155 | 730 | 1970 | 2089 | 2768 | 2752 | 2547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 20 | 36 | 62 | 63 | 41 | 0 | 25 | 69 | 21 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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