Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 113 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 86 | 145 | 136 | 145 | 183 | 245 | 334 | 386 | 1030 | 1116 | 1018 | 901 | 755 | 740 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.23m | 10:29PM1.67m | 11:20AM1.25m | 11:15PM1.51m | 12:09PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM-0.02m | 4:07PM0.28m | 5:10AM0.04m | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:51AM0.13m | 5:59PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 113 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 72 | 86 | 44 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 176 | 1030 | 1116 | 1018 | 901 | 755 | 740 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 34 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 41 | 48 | — | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 85 | 96 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 36 | 35 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 63 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 145 | 136 | 145 | 183 | 245 | 334 | 386 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 121 | 154 | 154 | 121 | 31 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 81 | 38 | 50 | 14 | 14 |
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