Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 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) | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 93 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 64 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.24m | 12:52PM1.35m | 00:56AM1.12m | 1:51PM1.39m | 2:10AM1.03m | 2:58PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.45m | 7:05AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:50PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 93 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 38 | 27 | 38 | 64 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 38 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
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