Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 36 | 71 | 53 | 748 | 1278 | 952 | 461 | 351 | 313 | 778 | 819 | 745 | 630 | 769 | 605 | 815 | 804 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.60m | 8:46AM1.11m | 8:43PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.16m | 9:17PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.36m | 2:52AM0.17m | 2:16PM0.34m | 3:24AM0.14m | 2:56PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 6 | S 16 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 375 | 783 | 551 | 461 | 351 | 313 | 778 | 819 | 745 | 630 | 552 | 605 | 614 | 602 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 16 | SE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 36 | 71 | 53 | 748 | 1278 | 952 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 769 | — | 815 | 804 | 804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 232 | 299 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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