Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 238 | 216 | 163 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 132 | 132 | 121 | 86 | 83 | 103 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | 9:57AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:39AM0.19m | 4:15PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 343 | 238 | 216 | 163 | 148 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 133 | 128 | 80 | 69 | 51 | 121 | 86 | 83 | 41 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 85 | 85 | 129 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 100 | 132 | 132 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 14 | 17 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 138 | 239 | 167 | — | — | 72 | 30 | 34 | 103 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 218 | 552 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
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