Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 280 | 176 | 137 | 85 | 110 | 116 | 95 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.10m | 5:51PM1.42m | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.30m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:26AM0.22m | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 121 | 139 | 137 | 85 | 110 | 116 | 95 | 84 | 78 | 163 | 127 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 186 | 153 | 102 | 83 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 168 | 132 | 116 | 87 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 75 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 280 | 176 | 86 | 37 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 160 | — | — | 219 | 232 | 374 | 378 | 316 | 273 | 227 | 247 | 191 | 139 | 297 | 326 | 277 | 357 | 263 | 192 | 149 | 114 | 238 | 294 | 472 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 154 | 78 | 114 | 104 | 23 | 23 | 97 | 352 | 475 | 352 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 166 | 166 | 97 | 13 |
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