Forresters Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.39° S 151.49° E

Forresters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forresters sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.5° 

Forresters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forresters today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
8
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.5
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
393
358
258
395
482
514
534
309
444
277
240
195
232
188
180
197
235
245
231
235
180
136
160
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
5
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM1.50m
8:27PM1.44m
8:51AM1.56m
9:09PM1.37m
9:30AM1.60m
9:54PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.10m
2:23PM0.17m
2:34AM0.11m
3:08PM0.14m
3:09AM0.16m
3:55PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
16
15
14
16
14
13
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
13
15
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
7
8
11
10
10
10
12
10
11
13
12
13
13
13
10
13
12
12
12
12
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