Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (23 Jul):
- 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), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 100 | 318 | 400 | 407 | 408 | 445 | 285 | 1032 | 1285 | 1005 | 765 | 599 | 434 | 296 | 244 | 274 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.32m | 4:07AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | 5:13AM0.89m | 5:26PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | 11:38PM0.44m | 10:34AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 318 | 400 | 407 | 408 | 445 | 258 | 1032 | 1285 | 1005 | 765 | 599 | 434 | 296 | 244 | 274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 285 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 20 | SSE 19 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 100 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
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