
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 227 | 302 | 345 | 617 | 643 | 431 | 288 | 236 | 154 | 110 | 108 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 266 | 322 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:07AM0.85m | 5:20PM1.39m | 6:17AM0.91m | 6:21PM1.47m | 7:11AM0.99m | 7:14PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.37m | 00:19AM0.19m | 11:34AM0.33m | 1:12AM0.11m | 12:36PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | S 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
138 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 16 | 1 | 115 | 617 | 643 | 431 | 288 | 236 | 154 | 110 | 108 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 36 | 266 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 70 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 13 | E 14 | S 8 | — | W 5 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 3 | S 13 | — | — |
14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 3 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 |
2 | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 227 | 302 | 345 | — | 40 | 56 | 87 | 94 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 9 | — | 4 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 187 | 588 | 588 | 22 | 97 | 216 | 97 | 97 | 113 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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