Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 201 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 98 | 74 | 70 | 34 | 40 | 26 | 75 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM1.25m | 3:40AM0.91m | 3:20PM1.23m | 4:46AM0.97m | 4:23PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.44m | 8:44AM0.65m | 10:28PM0.41m | 10:04AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 205 | 201 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 77 | 98 | 74 | 17 | 34 | 27 | 21 | 50 | 54 | 92 | 132 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 42 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 70 | 108 | 40 | 26 | 75 | 87 | 183 | — | 158 | 147 | 160 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 213 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 352 | 352 | 252 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 131 | 391 | 475 | 104 | 23 |
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