Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 492 | 396 | 313 | 357 | 314 | 314 | 281 | 246 | 246 | 263 | 211 | 202 | 215 | 227 | 201 | 169 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:09PM1.30m | 2:21AM0.89m | 2:12PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.40m | 6:23AM0.57m | 8:20PM0.44m | 7:25AM0.62m | 9:28PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 476 | 19 | 396 | 313 | 357 | 314 | 314 | 281 | 246 | 246 | 263 | 211 | 202 | 215 | 227 | 201 | 26 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 52 | 82 | 79 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 37 | — | 6 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 492 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | 169 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 213 | 166 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 806 | 78 | 167 | 78 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 78 | 475 | 32 | 23 |
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