Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 115 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.52m | 7:33AM1.02m | 7:32PM1.57m | 8:10AM1.07m | 8:08PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.26m | 12:57PM0.39m | 2:19AM0.21m | 1:38PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 120 | 115 | 87 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | NE 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 98 | 237 | 98 | 232 | 544 | 232 | 232 | 23 |
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