Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 551 | 481 | 409 | 352 | 314 | 259 | 259 | 225 | 220 | 343 | 249 | 216 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 141 | 133 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.40m | 8:14PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.50m | 9:21AM1.49m | 9:34PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.17m | 2:35AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.11m | 3:31PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 574 | 551 | 481 | 409 | 352 | 314 | 259 | 259 | 225 | 220 | 343 | 249 | 216 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 88 | 141 | 133 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 | 123 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 85 | 144 | 129 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 72 | 64 | 59 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 82 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 404 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 228 | 552 | 104 | 23 |
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