Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 57 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 43 | 68 | 89 | 320 | 1345 | 1539 | 606 | 425 | 324 | 512 | 508 | 400 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14AM0.96m | 2:40PM1.44m | 3:44AM0.96m | 3:54PM1.49m | 4:59AM1.02m | 5:00PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.46m | 9:46PM0.33m | 9:08AM0.47m | 10:57PM0.24m | 10:24AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 39 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1124 | 606 | 425 | 324 | 512 | 508 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 93 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 89 | 320 | 1345 | 1539 | — | — | — | — | — | 400 | 446 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 201 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 163 | 222 | 14 |
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