Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 21 | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 19 | S 15 | ENE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 222 | 428 | 470 | 463 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.35m | 8:05AM1.56m | 8:22PM1.35m | 8:43AM1.66m | 9:08PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.26m | 1:43AM0.14m | 2:24PM0.16m | 2:20AM0.13m | 3:10PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 11 | S 17 | S 21 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 303 | 291 | 256 | 243 | 234 | 4 | 379 | 548 | 531 | 407 | 299 | 261 | 172 | 124 | 99 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 152 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | 226 | 286 | 503 | — | — | 428 | 3 | 249 | 752 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 65 | 222 | 428 | 470 | 463 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 416 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 86 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 127 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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