Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Forestry today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Forestry at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Forestry. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 94 | 131 | 200 | 123 | 291 | 287 | 226 | 170 | 120 | 103 | 86 | 72 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.96m | 12:07PM1.96m | 00:22AM1.86m | 12:57PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.48m | 7:16PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | E 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 123 | 16 | 287 | 226 | 170 | 120 | 103 | 86 | 72 | 48 | 38 | 38 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | N 9 | N 9 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | E 9 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 94 | 131 | 200 | 99 | 291 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 45 | 46 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 355 | 355 |
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