Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 240 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 259 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:09PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.13m | 7:01PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.16m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 63 | 113 | 110 | 143 | 106 | 4 | 6 | 191 | 465 | 474 | 407 | 266 | 188 | 142 | 113 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 64 | 259 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 13 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | E 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 244 | 240 | 182 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 40 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 222 | 552 | 552 | 58 | 132 | 252 | 131 | 109 | 147 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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