Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1146 | 984 | 660 | 476 | 367 | 397 | 408 | 537 | 612 | 435 | 291 | 186 | 150 | 116 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 124 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.85m | 9:44AM1.21m | 9:42PM1.79m | 10:32AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.23m | 3:43AM-0.06m | 3:15PM0.24m | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:07PM0.28m | 5:10AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 435 | 291 | 186 | 150 | 116 | 88 | 65 | 37 | 25 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 124 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 21 | SSE 21 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 40 | — | — | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1146 | 984 | 660 | 476 | 367 | 397 | 408 | 537 | 612 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 50 | — | 58 | 64 | 84 | — | — | — | 89 | 94 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 184 | 59 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 38 |
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