
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 9AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Frenchmans Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 22 | 38 | 466 | 1478 | 1526 | 1082 | 703 | 524 | 515 | 457 | 593 | 588 | 441 | 299 | 223 | 160 | 127 | 117 | 91 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 123 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.08m | 9:02PM1.64m | 9:47AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.59m | 10:32AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.03m | 2:31PM0.24m | 3:49AM0.01m | 3:24PM0.23m | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
10 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 441 | 299 | 223 | 160 | 127 | 117 | 91 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 21 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | S 6 | ESE 6 |
61 | 89 | 132 | 466 | 1478 | 1526 | 1082 | 703 | 524 | 515 | 457 | 593 | 588 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 56 | 59 | — | 27 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 43 | 13 | 148 | 196 | 74 | 74 | 21 | 74 | 21 | 21 | 148 | 52 | 270 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 69 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
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