Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | ESE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 95 | 282 | 315 | 227 | 153 | 141 | 152 | 210 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.89m | 4:58PM1.35m | 5:47AM0.94m | 5:46PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.46m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.39m | 11:07AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 95 | 282 | 315 | 227 | 153 | 80 | 152 | 210 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 83 | 138 | 141 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | NE 8 | S 5 | NE 6 | S 18 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NE 6 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 15 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 64 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 213 | 96 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 218 | 86 | 23 |
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