Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 332 | 313 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 162 | 154 | 127 | 92 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.46m | 6:53AM0.97m | 6:53PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.32m | 12:14PM0.43m | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 332 | 313 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 162 | 154 | 127 | 92 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 60 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 16 |
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