Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forresters today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Forresters at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Forresters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 100 | 224 | 349 | 415 | 392 | 431 | 280 | 1298 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.93m | 3:41PM1.32m | 4:07AM0.89m | 4:36PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.53m | 8:42AM0.45m | 10:38PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 156 | 126 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 224 | 349 | 415 | 392 | 431 | 258 | 1298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 280 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | E 9 | WSW 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 42 | 100 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 109 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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