Forestry Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.21° S 174.69° E

Forestry 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Forestry sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Forestry at 5AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
7
10
15
14
13
8
15
15
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:04AM2.11m
12:38PM2.02m
00:55AM2.07m
1:34PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.39m
6:32AM0.28m
6:53PM0.43m
7:23AM0.29m
7:50PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
9
8
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
7
6
6
5
5
5
8
9
8
8
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