Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 18 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 92 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 89 | 113 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | 11:45PM1.06m | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.31m | 5:48PM0.23m | 5:19AM0.40m | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 123 | 99 | 75 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 175 | 160 | 146 | 114 | 86 | 7 | 7 | 134 | 169 | 142 | 142 | 107 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 114 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 67 | 67 | 63 | — | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 89 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | S 9 | S 5 | S 18 | S 10 | S 5 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | N 3 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 253 | — | — | 143 | 57 | 92 | 178 | 355 | 400 | — | — | — | 70 | 106 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 269 | 244 | — | 2 | 96 | 205 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 273 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 109 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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