Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 79 | 249 | 426 | 514 | 524 | 721 | 670 | 510 | 431 | 320 | 307 | 295 | 332 | 151 | 350 | 330 | 239 | 174 | 154 | 112 | 82 | 77 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.72m | 11:45PM1.11m | 11:46AM1.66m | 00:49AM1.04m | 12:46PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.27m | 5:44PM0.07m | 5:12AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.12m | 6:08AM0.43m | 7:52PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 79 | 249 | 426 | 514 | 524 | 721 | 670 | 510 | 431 | 320 | 307 | 295 | 332 | 151 | 350 | 330 | 239 | 80 | 62 | 58 | 82 | 68 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 14 | S 13 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 76 | 77 | 17 | 87 | 203 | 273 | 214 | 316 | 240 | 181 | 115 | 4 | 4 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 174 | 154 | 112 | — | 77 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 29 | 60 | 59 | 75 | 151 | 109 | 96 | 59 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 566 | 201 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 252 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
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