Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 51 | 33 | 61 | 101 | 335 | 233 | 123 | 82 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 98 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.03m | 1:25PM1.43m | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.37m | 6:37AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.37m | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 33 | 21 | 101 | 335 | 233 | 123 | 82 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 98 | 89 | 58 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 15 | S 11 | NE 5 | E 9 | S 16 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 71 | 66 | 6 | 7 | 19 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 47 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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