Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 126 | 126 | 164 | 171 | 168 | 160 | 124 | 113 | 119 | 103 | 109 | 106 | 133 | 88 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.47m | 10:01AM1.42m | 10:07PM1.38m | 10:41AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.25m | 3:46AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.26m | 4:20AM0.17m | 4:55PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 129 | 126 | 126 | 164 | 171 | 168 | 160 | 122 | 113 | 119 | 103 | 109 | 106 | 133 | 74 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 143 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 90 | 51 | 14 | 102 | 97 | 134 | 124 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 57 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 14 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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