Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1680 | 1162 | 829 | 659 | 473 | 1160 | 681 | 484 | 413 | 371 | 231 | 275 | 426 | 920 | 906 | 938 | 903 | 738 | 625 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:23AM1.34m | 7:27PM1.47m | 8:01AM1.44m | 8:10PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.37m | 1:10AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.28m | 1:47AM0.11m | 2:06PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 338 | 878 | 681 | 484 | 413 | 371 | 231 | 275 | 426 | 920 | 906 | 938 | 903 | 738 | 625 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 138 | 122 | 118 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 8 | S 15 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1680 | 1162 | 829 | 659 | 473 | 1160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 201 | 38 | 184 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 213 | 213 | 78 | 78 |
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