Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 26 | 48 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 66 | 102 | 319 | 471 | 476 | 610 | 476 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.58m | 12:52PM1.16m | 00:37AM1.43m | 1:49PM1.20m | 1:33AM1.27m | 2:45PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.40m | 6:35AM0.11m | 6:24PM0.47m | 7:23AM0.18m | 7:34PM0.52m | 8:09AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 103 | 91 | 91 | 58 | 59 | 91 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 66 | 102 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 461 | 349 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 15 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 30 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 41 | 319 | 471 | 476 | 610 | 476 | 388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
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