Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 112 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 51 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:45PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 35 | 194 | 164 | 150 | 117 | 98 | 7 | 78 | 86 | 93 | 114 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 2 | 51 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | S 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 112 | 209 | 393 | 327 | 345 | — | — | 86 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 114 | 156 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 218 | 97 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 114 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 78 | 23 |
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