Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 386 | 340 | 263 | 263 | 437 | 704 | 655 | 496 | 442 | 373 | 358 | 293 | 248 | 264 | 269 | 399 | 472 | 256 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.57m | 8:15AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.32m | 8:50PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:14AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:44AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 517 | 386 | 340 | 263 | 263 | 437 | 704 | 655 | 496 | 442 | 373 | 358 | 293 | 248 | 264 | 269 | 399 | 472 | 256 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 29 | 44 | 42 | 94 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 145 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 73 | 40 | 62 | 65 | 86 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 163 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
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