Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 258 | 431 | 380 | 318 | 235 | 181 | 146 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 70 | 240 | 173 | 335 | 240 | 257 | 292 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.27m | 8:36PM1.76m | 9:17AM1.32m | 9:19PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:12PM0.20m | 3:13AM-0.02m | 3:01PM0.20m | 3:50AM0.03m | 3:50PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 86 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 258 | 431 | 380 | 318 | 235 | 181 | 146 | 165 | 120 | 118 | 112 | 109 | 70 | 138 | 173 | 197 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | — | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 240 | — | 335 | 240 | 257 | 292 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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