Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 273 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 209 | 446 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.61m | 6:03AM1.06m | 6:09PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.13m | 7:01PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.16m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 446 | 474 | 362 | 272 | 192 | 161 | 117 | 81 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 209 | 446 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 12 | E 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 26 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 211 | 273 | 489 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 222 | 552 | 587 | 23 | 131 | 168 | 131 | 109 | 222 | 164 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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