Forresters Surf Break

Forresters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.39° S 151.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forresters sea temperature is
19.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Forresters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Forresters today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.7
SW
4
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
8
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
14
45
48
257
354
247
166
152
140
108
177
1405
2095
1869
1896
2513
2052
1544
1205
1102
1113
1012
957
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:18PM1.52m
11:11AM1.10m
10:55PM1.46m
11:55AM1.14m
11:35PM1.38m
12:42PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.19m
4:36PM0.46m
5:41AM0.19m
5:25PM0.50m
6:18AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
6:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:58
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
11
10
12
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
7
6
7
7
10
12
13
13
12
11
9
6
6
8
9
7
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.5
S
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
23
23
45
48
257
354
247
166
152
140
108
132
10
11
11
13
13
14
13
14
154
4
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
11
—
0.1
NE
7
—
0.1
NE
7
—
—
—
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
22
14
14
11
5
5
5
5
66
10
—
2
—
2
—
—
—
14
14
14
19
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3
2
11
3
3
4
13
12
11
11
5
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
S
8
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
13
14
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
177
1405
2095
1869
1896
2513
2052
1544
1205
1102
1113
1012
957
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
34
164
0
4
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
14
154
121
299
256
334
299
291
234
224
163
163
163
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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5
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5
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9
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5
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(10 max)
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