Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 486 | 450 | 471 | 380 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 273 | 628 | 1173 | 1957 | 2498 | 2098 | 1812 | 1216 | 1005 | 1112 | 1138 | 1495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.63m | 6:45AM1.22m | 6:46PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.31m | 7:31PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:41AM0.08m | 12:24PM0.28m | 1:23AM0.04m | 1:14PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 486 | 450 | 471 | 380 | 210 | 169 | 133 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 47 | 46 | 1420 | 976 | 24 | 169 | 154 | 1132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | S 26 | E 16 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 23 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 75 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 103 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 17 | E 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 23 | SSE 23 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 42 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 692 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 273 | 628 | 1173 | 1957 | 2498 | 2098 | 1812 | 1216 | 1005 | 1112 | 1138 | 1495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 741 | 299 | 234 | 121 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
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