Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 132 | 108 | 84 | 63 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 32 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.29m | 11:09PM1.35m | 12:01PM1.32m | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.16m | 5:08PM0.40m | 5:35AM0.19m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 338 | 254 | 216 | 187 | 132 | 108 | 84 | 63 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 14 | E 15 | ENE 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | ESE 2 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 39 | — | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 131 | 273 | 237 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 16 | 0 |
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