Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 94 | 239 | 417 | 415 | 408 | 417 | 285 | 1261 | 1342 | 1037 | 778 | 621 | 442 | 302 | 244 | 279 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.93m | 3:41PM1.32m | 4:07AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:26PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.45m | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 239 | 417 | 415 | 408 | 417 | 252 | 1261 | 1342 | 1037 | 778 | 621 | 442 | 302 | 244 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 285 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 50 | 94 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
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