Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 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) | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.27m | 6:17AM1.19m | 6:06PM1.31m | 6:53AM1.32m | 6:52PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.56m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.47m | 00:32AM0.22m | 12:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 153 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 178 | 294 | 289 | 268 | 234 | 240 | 294 | 462 | 481 | 373 | 314 | 258 | 237 | 200 | 212 | 327 | 495 | 532 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 774 | 154 | 86 | 23 | 32 | 109 | 213 | 781 | 213 | 104 | 122 | 122 | 104 | 104 | 213 | 352 | 552 | 352 | 23 |
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