Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 99 | 96 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 93 | 97 | 113 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 197 | 251 | 103 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 51 | 64 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.23m | 12:04PM1.35m | 00:11AM1.08m | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:06AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:11AM0.39m | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:54AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 99 | 96 | 35 | 55 | 105 | 93 | 97 | 113 | 89 | 21 | 80 | 74 | 197 | 251 | 103 | 34 | 32 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 2 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 15 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 55 | 65 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 23 | 77 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 6 | N 4 |
| kJ | 99 | — | 37 | 105 | 105 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 32 | 64 | 52 | 45 | 25 | 63 | 9 | 64 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 78 | 79 | 166 | 78 | 60 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 339 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
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