Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 288 | 202 | 257 | 167 | 356 | 335 | 243 | 180 | 121 | 114 | 82 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:46PM1.58m | 2:02AM1.01m | 1:52PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | 7:16AM0.50m | 9:01PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 363 | 288 | 202 | 257 | 167 | 356 | 335 | 55 | 180 | 121 | 114 | 82 | 150 | 96 | 75 | 62 | 59 | 46 | 48 | 60 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 14 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 181 | 115 | 100 | 4 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 43 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | ENE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 20 | 44 | 74 | 59 | 124 | 82 | 46 | 78 | 188 | 253 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 22 | 22 | 352 | 352 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 273 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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