Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 252 | 414 | 450 | 518 | 640 | 585 | 682 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | 8:15AM1.50m | 8:27PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.29m | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | 2:00AM0.10m | 2:23PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 102 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 204 | 151 | 124 | 96 | 96 | 6 | 1 | 178 | 134 | 101 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 192 | 153 | 107 | 145 | 229 | 368 | 279 | 285 | — | — | 127 | 160 | 4 | 154 | 252 | 414 | 450 | 518 | 640 | 585 | 682 | 602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 23 | 566 | 334 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 127 | 81 | 14 | 151 | 163 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 165 | 363 | 234 | 154 |
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