Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 149 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 52 | 76 | 125 | 176 | 163 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.50m | 7:03AM0.59m | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 18 |
| kJ | 170 | 137 | 106 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 28 | 52 | 76 | 125 | 56 | 9 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 62 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 122 | 176 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 7 | S 4 | S 18 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 102 | 149 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 163 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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