
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 62 | 100 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 |
24 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 124 | 82 | 54 | 61 | 52 | 54 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 7 |
15 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 7 | N 12 | S 15 |
17 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
64 | 12 | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 36 | 200 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 41 | 62 | 100 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 773 | 166 | 88 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 39 | 131 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 345 |
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