Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (20 Oct):
- 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 9PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (20 Oct) | - | - |
| 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 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 181 | 206 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.24m | 5:36AM1.07m | 5:17PM1.27m | 6:17AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.35m | 11:10AM0.56m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 121 | 103 | 94 | 181 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 16 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 28 | 61 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 158 | 131 | 135 | 222 | 197 | 238 | — | — | 206 | 246 | 276 | 283 | 291 | 246 | 240 | 281 | 369 | 314 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 391 | 252 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 96 | 767 | 767 | 78 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 162 | 213 | 213 | 774 | 213 | 97 |
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