Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 669 | 682 | 134 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.28m | 00:51AM1.17m | 1:51PM1.29m | 1:47AM1.03m | 2:45PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.22m | 7:01PM0.48m | 7:10AM0.31m | 8:11PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:27PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 657 | 669 | 682 | 595 | 531 | 521 | 426 | 356 | 349 | 349 | 300 | 250 | 250 | 258 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 159 | 159 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 141 | 136 | 134 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 114 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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