Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | S 18 | SE 7 | S 16 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 53 | 58 | 84 | 59 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 206 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:46AM0.97m | 4:23PM1.24m | 5:36AM1.07m | 5:17PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.41m | 10:04AM0.63m | 11:16PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 12 | 55 | 46 | 117 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 136 | 132 | 106 | 171 | 277 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | S 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 53 | 58 | 84 | 59 | 202 | 114 | 136 | 147 | 163 | 193 | 188 | 255 | 256 | 186 | 206 | 238 | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 342 | 352 | 252 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 352 | 552 | 104 | 32 |
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