Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 20 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 187 | 1131 | 1175 | 696 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.74m | 7:08AM1.11m | 7:13PM1.82m | 8:03AM1.14m | 8:04PM1.86m | 8:55AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.06m | 12:36PM0.26m | 2:06AM-0.02m | 1:30PM0.24m | 2:56AM-0.06m | 2:23PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 711 | 770 | 696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | S 20 | S 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 187 | 1131 | 1175 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 164 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 131 | 131 | 473 | 232 | 232 | 591 | 232 | 363 | 232 | 98 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
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