Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 117 | 155 | 239 | 324 | 866 | 941 | 924 | 804 | 656 | 666 | 706 | 734 | 657 | 644 | 657 | 136 | 134 | 93 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.25m | 11:15PM1.51m | 12:09PM1.27m | 00:01AM1.34m | 12:59PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.35m | 5:51AM0.13m | 5:59PM0.42m | 6:30AM0.22m | 7:01PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 70 | 866 | 941 | 924 | 804 | 656 | 666 | 706 | 734 | 657 | 644 | 657 | 595 | 584 | 511 | 501 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 85 | 96 | 126 | 119 | 110 | 103 | 141 | 136 | 134 | 93 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 69 | 63 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 117 | 155 | 239 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 154 | 121 | 121 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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