Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 156 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 79 | 286 | 167 | 350 | 803 | 1322 | 978 | 540 | 286 | 207 | 548 | 319 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:08PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | 11:15PM0.38m | 10:43AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 156 | 100 | 51 | 75 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 184 | 6 | 978 | 540 | 286 | 207 | 548 | 319 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 34 | 57 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 40 | 123 | 188 | 34 | 93 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 15 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 286 | 167 | 350 | 803 | 1322 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 566 | 339 | 395 | 224 | 154 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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