Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.03m | 2:45PM1.31m | 2:54AM0.93m | 3:41PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.52m | 7:53AM0.39m | 9:27PM0.53m | 8:42AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 307 | 258 | 253 | 201 | 197 | 197 | 163 | 159 | 156 | 126 | 124 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 16 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 154 |
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