Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 47 | 82 | 125 | 99 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.44m | 4:47AM1.01m | 4:39PM1.45m | 5:51AM1.11m | 5:44PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.26m | 10:08AM0.51m | 11:37PM0.21m | 11:23AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 165 | 197 | 202 | 202 | 212 | 264 | 248 | 248 | 253 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 193 | 156 | 149 | 146 | 119 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 47 | 82 | 125 | 99 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 15 | E 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 163 | 121 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
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