Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 174 | 120 | 98 | 67 | 42 | 28 | 42 | 50 | 44 | 57 | 40 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 94 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.51m | 8:52PM1.38m | 9:11AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.30m | 9:45AM1.58m | 10:10PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.17m | 2:53AM0.17m | 3:32PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.22m | 4:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 211 | 174 | 120 | 98 | 67 | 126 | 114 | 62 | 41 | 44 | 57 | 40 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 93 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 65 | 67 | 58 | — | — | — | 14 | 42 | 50 | — | 3 | 9 | 16 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 94 | 205 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 781 | 167 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
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