Frenchmans Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frenchmans Reef today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frenchmans Reef at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Mon 6		Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thursday 9
	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	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	SSE 10	ESE 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1673	1781	1868	2060	2159	2349	2799	2904	2852	2453	2330	2090	1868	1630	1250	1227	926	789	711	754	652	499	404	632
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			00:30AM1.23m					1:27PM1.16m				1:25AM1.14m				2:23PM1.21m				2:29AM1.04m				3:25PM1.28m
Low Tide	6:30PM0.46m					7:07AM0.26m				7:32PM0.47m				7:53AM0.30m				8:43PM0.46m				8:44AM0.34m


	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Temp °C	16	16	16	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	12	12	13
Feels °C	11	11	12	10	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	13	12	12	11	12	12	10	11	10	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	ESE 15	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	SSE 10	SE 9
kJ	14	13	—	—	—	171	—	—	—	—	20	19	85	1630	1250	1227	451	789	711	754	652	499	370	632
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 16	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	223	342	321	5	710	366	239	230	394	404	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	S 15	S 20	S 19	S 23	S 18	S 18	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	4	8	7	11	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1673	1781	1868	2060	2159	2349	2799	2904	2852	2453	2330	2090	1868	—	—	—	926	718	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	198	198	21	21	21	21	148	74	263	163	163	148	67	21	14	21	14	14	21	0	0	0	0	0
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