Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 492 | 428 | 211 | 262 | 259 | 176 | 178 | 83 | 112 | 118 | 95 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 132 | 54 | 53 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.36m | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.53m | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 226 | 492 | 428 | 211 | 136 | 109 | 148 | 89 | 83 | 112 | 118 | 95 | 84 | 189 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 188 | 34 | 117 | 182 | 262 | 259 | 116 | 86 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 78 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | S 20 | SE 20 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 176 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 65 | 113 | 148 | 205 | 178 | 319 | 328 | 298 | 298 | 257 | 271 | 144 | 115 | 132 | 200 | 262 | 222 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 78 | 166 | 166 | 168 | 168 | 78 | 23 | 168 | 613 | 475 | 352 | 23 |
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