Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 384 | 902 | 1469 | 1822 | 1985 | 2377 | 2240 | 2167 | 2228 | 2335 | 2708 | 2091 | 1509 | 825 | 641 | 499 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:34AM1.46m | 10:54PM1.12m | 11:13AM1.40m | 11:39PM1.01m | 11:59AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.28m | 5:01PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.37m | 5:51PM0.39m | 5:18AM0.46m | 6:50PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 46 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2062 | 1508 | 1132 | 825 | 641 | 499 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 384 | 902 | 1469 | 1822 | 1985 | 2377 | 2240 | 2167 | 2228 | 2335 | 2708 | 2091 | 1509 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 767 | 1335 | 163 | 165 | 234 | 184 | 184 | 773 | 773 | 773 | 431 | 234 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
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