Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

Forestry surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Forestry today (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
7
2
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
462
419
295
248
212
170
164
173
182
245
231
203
203
188
188
148
99
73
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24AM1.98m
3:05PM2.09m
3:32AM1.94m
4:11PM2.08m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.41m
8:50AM0.32m
9:34PM0.43m
9:55AM0.35m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:50
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
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