
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (05 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 246 | 392 | 565 | 895 | 642 | 455 | 393 | 293 | 190 | 153 | 118 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 51 | 427 | 838 | 1224 | 1541 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.29m | 6:56AM1.43m | 7:05PM1.25m | 7:33AM1.52m | 7:50PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:30AM0.20m | 1:11PM0.31m | 1:07AM0.22m | 1:57PM0.24m | 1:41AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | |
— | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
33 | 34 | 13 | 40 | 683 | 642 | 455 | 393 | 293 | 190 | 153 | 118 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 1021 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 |
3 | 2 | 16 | — | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
69 | 246 | 392 | 565 | 895 | — | — | — | 25 | 101 | 24 | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | 14 | 51 | 427 | 838 | 1224 | 1541 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 509 | 201 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 475 | 22 | 78 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 86 | 222 | 143 | 31 | 34 |
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