Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 53 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.28m | 2:17AM0.88m | 2:54PM1.27m | 3:41AM0.86m | 4:00PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.53m | 7:49AM0.53m | 10:05PM0.51m | 8:59AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 23 | 2 | 107 | 88 | 75 | 55 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | E 6 | ESE 2 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 53 | 100 | 182 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 97 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 88 | 88 | 148 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 154 | 299 | 352 | 38 | 98 |
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