Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 289 | 210 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 82 | 116 | 115 | 83 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.35m | 5:47AM0.94m | 5:46PM1.42m | 6:29AM1.01m | 6:27PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.39m | 11:07AM0.50m | 00:37AM0.32m | 11:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 119 | 289 | 210 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 89 | 89 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 51 | 40 | 68 | 96 | 134 | 165 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | S 17 | — | E 13 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 24 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 52 | 24 | 44 | 82 | 116 | 115 | 83 | 95 | 166 | 216 | 237 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 218 | 114 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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