Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 39 | 73 | 111 | 141 | 93 | 131 | 512 | 1264 | 1915 | 1565 | 1010 | 675 | 522 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.22m | 10:19AM1.56m | 10:49PM1.13m | 10:54AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.28m | 4:54PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.36m | 5:37PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 41 | 76 | 61 | 72 | 39 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 93 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 8 | — | — | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | NE 11 | N 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 4 | S 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | — | 73 | 111 | 141 | 35 | 131 | 512 | 1264 | 1915 | 1565 | 1010 | 675 | 522 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 153 | 234 | 154 | 201 | 201 | 234 | 143 | 34 |
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