
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
133 | 167 | 126 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 467 | 949 | 1412 | 1947 | 2005 | 2541 | 2684 | 2442 | 2498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.16m | 10:50AM1.32m | 11:09PM1.03m | 11:31AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.19m | 4:31AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.30m | 6:09PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 |
81 | 112 | 75 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | — | — |
12 | 55 | 50 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 14 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
133 | 167 | 126 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 467 | 949 | 1412 | 1947 | 2005 | 2541 | 2684 | 2442 | 2498 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 733 | 1370 | 130 | 234 | 190 | 148 | 148 | 760 | 809 | 809 | 466 | 270 |
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