Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.20m | 6:30PM1.46m | 7:06AM1.31m | 7:08PM1.49m | 7:40AM1.41m | 7:46PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.37m | 00:57AM0.16m | 12:59PM0.29m | 1:29AM0.12m | 1:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 217 | 153 | 124 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 215 | 183 | 153 | 111 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 224 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | E 12 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 75 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 |
| kJ | 227 | 123 | 115 | 200 | 288 | 262 | 357 | 263 | 198 | 102 | 121 | 215 | 286 | 416 | 336 | 327 | — | 225 | 134 | 211 | 416 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 97 | 774 | 613 | 416 | 293 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 218 | 168 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 122 | 32 | 14 | 90 |
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