Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 3AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 227 | 280 | 346 | 259 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 134 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 85 | 37 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.28m | 10:13AM1.59m | 10:45PM1.17m | 11:01AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:48PM0.18m | 4:29AM0.31m | 5:48PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 108 | 33 | 151 | 149 | 240 | 365 | 272 | 200 | 141 | 123 | 102 | 77 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 11 | NE 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 227 | 106 | 346 | 259 | 110 | 12 | — | — | 134 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 63 | — | 5 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 20 | 280 | 27 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 27 | 59 | 55 | 43 | 38 | 25 | 80 | 159 | 267 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 85 | 170 | 366 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 168 | 104 | 23 |
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