Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1256 | 2293 | 2155 | 1724 | 3041 | 2543 | 1939 | 1685 | 1491 | 1393 | 1299 | 1339 | 1384 | 1412 | 1490 | 1575 | 2078 | 2060 | 1765 | 2814 | 2629 | 2453 | 1848 | 1639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.14m | 11:35PM1.38m | 12:42PM1.19m | 00:21AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.25m | 1:18AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.19m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:18AM0.20m | 6:23PM0.52m | 6:59AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 20 | E 12 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 803 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 1575 | 1606 | 525 | 2339 | 2097 | 1951 | 1848 | 1639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1256 | 2293 | 2155 | 1724 | 3041 | 2543 | 1939 | 1685 | 1491 | 1393 | 1299 | 1339 | 1384 | 1412 | 1490 | 1575 | 2078 | 2060 | 1765 | 2814 | 2629 | 2453 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 34 | 38 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 306 | 291 | 234 | 234 | 163 | 163 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 7 |
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