Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 49 | 34 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 34 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:35AM0.98m | 4:06PM1.52m | 4:56AM1.00m | 5:11PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.38m | 9:15AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.28m | 10:25AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 28 | 34 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 113 | 146 | 143 | 140 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 32 | 26 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | — | — | 318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 86 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 352 | 587 |
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