Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.31m | 6:53AM1.32m | 6:52PM1.34m | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:36PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.47m | 00:32AM0.22m | 12:53PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:39PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 15 | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 273 | 283 | 298 | 266 | 244 | 6 | — | 163 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 244 | 273 | 334 | 417 | 322 | 268 | 225 | 286 | 173 | 198 | 234 | 335 | 293 | 428 | 441 | — | — | — | 291 | 291 | 23 | 416 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 213 | 781 | 86 | 96 | 166 | 122 | 122 | 104 | 213 | 352 | 352 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 363 | 154 | 86 | 4 |
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