Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 56 | 106 | 94 | 113 | 162 | 156 | 100 | 57 | 76 | 79 | 229 | 128 | 268 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:04PM1.24m | 3:16AM0.87m | 3:16PM1.25m | 4:27AM0.92m | 4:18PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.50m | 8:23AM0.62m | 10:27PM0.45m | 9:41AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 56 | 106 | 94 | 51 | 30 | 156 | 100 | 51 | 76 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 71 | 113 | 162 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 10 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | S 16 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 57 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 128 | 268 | 629 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 566 | 299 | 395 |
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