Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2539 | 2764 | 2453 | 1848 | 1735 | 1418 | 1334 | 1227 | 1124 | 850 | 846 | 825 | 809 | 653 | 646 | 554 | 531 | 502 | 440 | 396 | 328 | 328 | 414 | 441 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.20m | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:25AM1.12m | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.53m | 7:46AM0.24m | 8:44PM0.49m | 8:39AM0.27m | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2539 | 2297 | 2097 | 1848 | 1735 | 1418 | 1334 | 1227 | 1124 | 850 | 846 | 825 | 809 | 653 | 646 | 554 | 531 | 502 | 440 | 396 | 328 | 328 | 414 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 232 | 335 | 309 | 802 | 294 | 69 | 69 | 173 | 39 | 38 | 20 | — | — | 63 | 85 | 98 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | S 23 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 19 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2764 | 2453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 15 | 127 | 127 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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