Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 442 | 373 | 358 | 293 | 242 | 264 | 269 | 365 | 437 | 256 | 173 | 157 | 161 | 134 | 97 | 126 | 126 | 162 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.57m | 8:49AM1.32m | 8:50PM1.54m | 9:24AM1.38m | 9:27PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:44AM0.10m | 2:39PM0.26m | 3:14AM0.10m | 3:21PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 496 | 442 | 373 | 358 | 293 | 242 | 264 | 269 | 365 | 437 | 256 | 173 | 157 | 161 | 134 | 97 | 126 | 126 | 162 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 138 | 104 | 72 | 66 | 91 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 24 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 86 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 201 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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