Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 98 | 28 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.51m | 00:58AM0.99m | 1:08PM1.46m | 3:25AM0.96m | 2:25PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.48m | 8:18PM0.29m | 7:42AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 88 | 153 | 138 | 120 | 107 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 285 | 251 | 202 | 207 | 197 | 173 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | SSE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 22 | 38 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 4 | 21 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | WNW 2 | — | S 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 86 | 81 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 101 | 140 | 118 | 158 | 595 | — | 1 | — | 35 | 98 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 166 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 14 | 15 | 7 |
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