Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 188 | 201 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 142 | 227 | 280 | 346 | 259 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 132 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 88 | 37 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM1.60m | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.59m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM0.16m | 3:55PM0.14m | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:48PM0.18m | 4:29AM0.31m | 5:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 188 | 201 | 188 | 188 | 184 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 151 | 114 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 137 | 107 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | NE 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 85 | 227 | 280 | 346 | 259 | 110 | 19 | — | — | 132 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 63 | — | 19 | 4 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 116 | 40 | 75 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 43 | 88 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 37 | — | 33 | 61 | 143 | 251 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 88 | 178 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 475 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 213 | 273 |
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