Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (03 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (03 Jun)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (03 Jun)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 3						Thursday 4								Friday 5								Sat 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 7	S 9	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	96	72	31	47	50	49	66	97	101	95	86	82	55	55	55	33	320	678	2486	1985	2200	2344	2597	2265
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:19AM0.97m				10:09PM1.45m				11:02AM0.97m				10:46PM1.41m				11:46AM0.98m				11:26PM1.37m
Low Tide	4:27AM0.22m			3:36PM0.45m					5:06AM0.23m				4:17PM0.49m				5:45AM0.25m				5:04PM0.53m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50
	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	18	20	19	17	15	15	14	14	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	17	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	10	12	14	13	11	9	10	9	8	9	11	8	8	6	6	6	7	9	11	11	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	SSW 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	96	72	31	47	50	49	66	97	101	95	86	82	55	55	21	33	33	34	1784	20	20	20	2029	1682
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	E 10	SSW 7	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	4	2	9	9	8	8	7	7	22	19	16	17	17	15	55	15	—	—	20	—	—	—	19	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 7	E 11	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	S 9	NNW 5	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	22	8	8	2	2	2	6	3	10	6	6	2	7	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	W 4	WNW 4	WSW 4	SSW 7	S 9	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	17	21	21	25	23	23	21	16	18	24	25	31	33	33	25	38	320	678	2486	1985	2200	2344	2597	2265
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	11	35	58	62	32	2	2	2	11	48	35	41	58	62	63	63	41	157	43	21	21	22	43	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				2		5	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	7	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9

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