Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 163 | 107 | 181 | 88 | 140 | 69 | 90 | 181 | 145 | 111 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 91 | 77 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.38m | 10:43PM1.39m | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:25PM1.23m | 12:04PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.10m | 4:39PM0.29m | 5:00AM0.19m | 5:30PM0.36m | 5:34AM0.29m | 6:26PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 134 | 110 | 103 | 61 | 68 | 140 | 68 | 90 | 66 | 72 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 91 | 77 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 60 | 103 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 98 | 41 | 53 | 181 | 145 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 55 | 49 | 35 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 55 | 55 | 64 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 62 | 35 | 51 | 9 | 48 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 41 | 71 | 55 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 163 | 107 | 181 | 88 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 163 | 216 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 78 | 78 | 14 | 0 |
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