Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 13 | S 12 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 45 | 62 | 766 | 1194 | 1014 | 668 | 428 | 345 | 422 | 492 | 453 | 513 | 566 | 518 | 375 | 206 | 113 | 88 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 319 | 311 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 375 | 206 | 113 | 88 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 7 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 33 | 45 | 62 | 766 | 1194 | 1014 | 668 | 428 | 345 | 422 | 492 | 453 | 513 | 566 | 518 | — | 30 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 395 | 16 | 232 | 97 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 50 | 144 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 7 |
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