Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 267 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 40 | 176 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:06AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.88m | 2:54PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.50m | 6:54AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 10 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 37 | 20 | 95 | 104 | 93 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | 267 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 65 | — | 44 | 20 | 40 | 176 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 404 | 86 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 97 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 88 | 154 | 148 |
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