Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 193 | 277 | 277 | 253 | 317 | 588 | 666 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.49m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:00AM0.10m | 2:23PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 204 | 151 | 124 | 93 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 131 | 101 | 76 | 62 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 236 | 368 | 279 | — | — | — | 105 | 134 | 7 | 75 | 193 | 277 | 277 | 253 | 317 | 588 | 666 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 121 | 81 | 14 | 131 | 163 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 154 | 163 | 163 |
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