Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1267 | 1227 | 1046 | 850 | 898 | 825 | 809 | 573 | 660 | 566 | 542 | 566 | 449 | 405 | 405 | 459 | 557 | 569 | 469 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.33m | 2:25AM1.12m | 3:27PM1.43m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:26PM1.53m | 4:57AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.49m | 8:39AM0.27m | 10:00PM0.41m | 9:38AM0.30m | 11:11PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1267 | 1227 | 1046 | 850 | 898 | 825 | 809 | 573 | 660 | 566 | 542 | 566 | 449 | 405 | 405 | 459 | 557 | 569 | 469 | 416 | 373 | 300 | 230 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 232 | 335 | 309 | 572 | 294 | 69 | 69 | 173 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 5 | 89 | 147 | 163 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 105 | 127 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | S 20 | S 23 | S 23 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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